14-year-old Sask. weightlifter finds peace and tranquility as she chases professional dream

It's a Tuesday morning and, as usual, Etta Love is lifting weights in a makeshift gym in her family's garage.

Every day, even during temperatures below -30 C, Love comes down to her workout space in Saskatoon to pump iron and chase her dream of becoming a professional weightlifter. 

At just 14 years old, Love will be the youngest member on the Canadian weightlifting team travelling to the Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece, in May.

"It is something that I never thought I'd be able to do," said Love.

"But it's also something that I've worked toward.…  When I was eight, I was working toward this."

Love's interest in weightlifting began when watched her mother do crossfit training when Love was just four years old. After finding out that she excelled at strength activities, Love started looking into weightlifting.

She was squat-lifting 45 kilograms (100 pounds) by the age of nine. Last year, Love won three medals at the Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships.

All of her work came to a head this past Sunday at the Canadian Invitational tournament in Toronto. 

The young weightlifter pulled off a 95 kg snatch (where a barbell is lifted overhead in one motion), and then a 115 kg clean and jerk (where the barbell is pulled to the shoulders, and then overhead). The combined lift of 210 kg total won her a seat on the Canadian national juniors team.

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Even though weightlifting looks like a lot of work, she said competing is strangely peaceful.

"When I'm actually lifting, it just feels so quiet and easy," she said.

"Most of the time in the competition, I'm just focusing on one thing. I don't know what's going on around me."

Love's victory in Toronto has increased her