"The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in China. Sposito, a student at Washtenaw Community College, earned the coveted spot by winning the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this year. "It was very, very close the whole time, but I was the one who made it to Shanghai," Sposito said."
"Described as the Olympics of the skilled trades, WorldSkills determines the globe's best in technical disciplines that include construction, information technology, manufacturing and robotics. And, of course, welding. Sposito is the sixth Washtenaw Community College student to qualify in WorldSkills history. WCC has produced more WorldSkills welding alums than any other school in the United States, the Ann Arbor college said."
"One of them, Alex Pazkowski, who finished second in 2013, is Sposito's instructor and mentor. He accompanied her to the American championships in Alabama and also will be her coach at a series of competitions that will take them from Canada to Australia in the months leading up to WorldSkills in September. Add to that 80 hours of welding practice per week at WCC, and Sposito has "a long, hard road" ahead of her, Pazkowski said."
"She will be evaluated on technical execution and craftsmanship under stiff time constraints and stringent international standards. Sposito said she's looking forward to putting up her skills against the world's best. And traveling abroad, which she hasn't done previously. As for the "first" aspect, she said: "I don't see the gender aspect of it. "I mean, welding doesn't take any brute strength or anything. It'"
Mikala Sposito, a 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in China. She earned the spot by winning the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville, Alabama. WorldSkills is described as the Olympics of skilled trades, covering technical disciplines such as construction, information technology, manufacturing, robotics, and welding. Sposito is a student at Washtenaw Community College, which has produced more WorldSkills welding alumni than any other school in the United States. She will be coached by her instructor and mentor, Alex Pazkowski, and will compete in events from Canada to Australia before WorldSkills in September. Her evaluation will focus on technical execution and craftsmanship under strict time limits and international standards.
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