Everyone who met Haley Gans remembers her as someone who radiated joy. She frequently hugged others and smiled, and she brought happiness to the skating world.
It was that ebullience that made the news of her untimely death on Nov. 20, 2009 - the result of a skiing accident in Breckenridge, Colo. - so hard to deal with for those who knew her.
"It's a devastating loss for all of us, and we lear