Ladies who compete in sports, how do you balance work and sports?

(and maybe family too?)

I am 33F, I figure skate and have been doing the test track for years. Loved it but now that I have made significant progress, I really want to compete. The main obstacle is my job - i work as a management consultant, the hours are long and unstable. Also the nearest rink opens late and closes early so in a good week, i can skate 2-3 hours in total but more often than not, I go without skating for months. This makes it hard to compete as other competitive adult skaters i know do like 10 hours week, at the very minimum.

I wonder if I can have both career and skating. If any of you is doing the same, mind sharing your tips? Is it getting a flexible/chill job? Making training sessions short but efficient? Or is it just not possible?