Every four years, when the Winter Olympics rolls around, everyone will be talking about you. You'll be the belle of the ball, even if you only made it up through the ranks to the pre-pre competitor levels. 

Your mother will be yelling about your skills to anyone who'll listen, telling them all you'll be up on the podium in no time. Strangers will see you in line at Starbucks in your skating pants and jacket and ask to take their picture with you. Those who see your USFSA Olympics bumper sticker will honk their approval.

If you're a skater in a big traveling ice show like Disney on Ice, folks will crowd outside the stage door begging for your autograph. Of course, you'll be dressed up like a princess or a cowgirl or a warthog, but that won't matter to them—unless you forget and sign your own name instead of your character's.

However, if you hit the jackpot and become an Olympic gold medalist for real, you're in for lots of media coverage. Book deals, TV movies, and docudramas could be made to tell the story of your valiant climb and struggle for success. 

You could find yourself a lucrative TV sports announcer gig, or get a guest spot on The Tonight Show. You could get big-name product endorsements, cover stories in Glamour and People, or even reach the new TV athlete pinnacle: a spot on Dancing with the Stars.

Enjoy it while it lasts. In ten years you'll be replacing your knees and hips and getting up at 5:00AM every day so you can coach the next Olympic hopeful.