The news article states:
It's like skating on ice cream instead of ice. Somehow, I manage to stay upright long enough to reach a bend to the left. To the right is a big hole in the ice.
The author probably wrote these sentences to help the reader know __________.
Why the reporter stopped to eat at a café
What condition the racecourse was in
That the reporter is not an experienced skater
That volunteers did a poor job fixing the ice