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Too close to cali between duo Little was decided from the Stephanie and Christine show recently at the Milton Springers Club - other than the fact that both are exceptional gymnasts. Il \V.iSjust lue close t l cl hen ler e,1iniiîîîes Stephanie Deumer and Christine Nellis in the Elite eight-year-old class at the fifth annual Spring Challenge. In the end they shared top spot on the podium as co- winners of the all-around gold medal. Stephanie's case for victory was made with silver medals on vault and beamn plus a bronze for floor rou- tine. Christine meanwhile, topped the beam event, vaulted ber way to bronze and took fourtb on bars. Completing the clean sweep was Jaimi Fellows, who placed second overal on the strength of sil- ver-medal performances on botb bars and leam. Age class teammate Shanelle Vailloo wasn't far behind. A gold on vault and silver on bars paved the way for ber top five all-around finish. Christine Chimonides tumbled ber way to gold on tloor and eamned fourth on bars. Third-place honours on beam went to Jade Ryan. Another see-saw battle was seen in the Elite s -ven- year-old division where AlIma Ferguson and Jolie £1irà N dkl i*Lim'I Wi Gagnon fougbt tooth and nail for supremacy. AlIna took silver on vault and bronze on floor wbile Jolie swung to a silver on bars and gamnered third- plac boneurs on vautub Neither could qoîte wrestle the overali silver medal away from the other and split the votes right down the middle. Lindsay and Kim Chadwick - each making their competitive debut - provided an effective one-two punch in C class action. Lindsay, 7, showed strongly in the Mini C division, capturing bronze on floor as welI as in the alI-around scoring. Kim, 6, placed fourth overali among Argo C participants on the strengtb of silver and bronze on beam and vault respectively. Also competing for the first time was IO-year-old Sarah Christink who coliected silver medals on beam and vault and placed fourth overail. Naomi Anderson eamned a silver medal on vault, bronze on bars, fourtb on beam and fourth overall in the Tyro C loop. Teammate Muriel Mangialardi came away with a bronze on vault and fourth on bars while Kathryn Devries took fourtb-place bonours on vault. ~.,.i.s *~ TMe Canadian Champion, i-nday, May i1998 - 39 Phone Ste-ve LeRIanc wW. yu sports news at 878-2341, or fax 1dm W 878-4943 Canadian harness racing crowned its newest mil- lionaire Saturday evening at Mohawk Raceway. Native Born, one of the classiest campaigners of the 1990's, boosted is lifetime bankmoll over the magical mark by capturing the $35,000 free for ail pace for dri- ver Stephane Bouchard. t wal the Sth career win for the eight-year-old son of Nibilator. Hlis officiaI earnings now stand at $1,014,128. 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