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L . “ -.. 4 Q] ., it ”of . . , in,» , page i 4' ,' Instead. they finished fifth. and , ' ' ' ~ ' " ' ., . . as; «We 4 I ? less than three points of’fa medal. -» . - e "$233" , ' 3 as Canada placed two teams in the A ~ 3g,“ . ~ . . “as" in. .. N . Q7 first“; M“? - competition's top five. \\ fire? 1.7" an. Neffewlfie _ i “The odds were stacked so high ‘3 5 ‘ he! I. a, ..._e.«,t»,,,ii . ind-p ’ . against us that we just wanted to ' a â€" ' s? a, a, j: 2315345 F enj every single moment." Weav- ' a,” my; AW , _' . ’ a ;- 9 er gyaid Monday from Bloomfield b {is “3 ext-e, {eeswn'hfi‘flpMe-fififim ' Hills. Mich.. where the pair trains 59 ~ ef‘emanaywwiuâ€"aiam 2-2; a?" f i at the Detroit Skating Club. “So it‘s i . X “shag“..‘sq gg " ’ ‘ pretty amazing what we were able » \ ' '. 2%.,f.:.,.e, _;:_.‘3,v§;.w,ޤ,ee&fi a}, Ti; I ~ to do. ,; sew, g"; ’ n ’ i “We took two months off this 1.3“!5m‘ff‘iféma ‘ 1“ “35°" “d ‘0 d“ ”m makes me Former Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Skating Club members Kaitlyn Weaver and Watévbornative Andrew Poje finished fifth ‘ ‘Q"‘fi't§"’"$»i‘ Fifi-teatsgew‘zeéu7r» .‘ wonder Wha‘. would have hap- at the lSU world figure skating championships in London, Ont, three months after Weaver broke her fibula in ," «Efrfltfh , “ti: if; . pened if we didnt take those two practice. J a Q’fim ; . . months off. l'm just so proud that mmmm Gigs“? eéfifiw _ 5 we were able to do what we did. in, so, ‘ .- “Amway“ ‘ 5 And then to get rewarded for that producing results in practice. Canadian champs During the last Olympic cycle in ”we, ,. _., e, g; fimtmé‘: ‘ .-’ is a bonus." Weaver injured her ankle and Poje The extra spot also bodes well 2010. they finished threeâ€"tenths of a“ z. ,;E¢§. “was?“ i t Not only did Weaver and Poje spent the next two months skating for fellow KWSC mates Brittany a point behind Vanessa Crone and my , v; {if 4:35. a; “ z . ‘ help Canada earn a full compli- on his own. Even then. with Jones and [an Beharry. a first-year Paul Poirier. who ended up getting _;-,;._.,~"~k.l,,.,_;w _,,_,..‘.i..,;.,.fiflb.w¢m . ment of three ice dancers at the Weaver's return in time for worlds team that finished sixth at the the final Canadian Olympic spot ”f silk... jlaert'fiwl' . M . 20l4 Winter Olympic Games. but in doubt. theyaimed to be back on world juniors in 2013. Jones. from, behind Tessa Virtue and Scott ewfgfg he“, .’ f they also came within half a point the ice in London. Toronto, and Beharry, from Moir. f_;‘ig_,e‘,ii;.,r;@.s,gat,g ‘ t) of setting a personal best in from if Kaitlyn broke both legs. “she’d Guelph. were the fourth~place But with Sochi less than a year k: i1,_.,.._2;,'._ (heifer... .' 5 a, ». A“- of friends. family and fans at Bud probably come back stronger than team at senior nationals away. Weaver and Poje expect to do 3. 7 “M1,“ hm “ ' . ' weiser Gardens in london. ever.” Poje. aWaterloo native, said. However, it may be too soon to more than just qualify for the â€" ¢W$.M.?§W g ‘ M . Their personal~best of 166.65 "But hopefully we don't have to start planning for the Olympics Olympics ', x; ;- may we." . , ' V“, points came at the 2012 lSU world deal with something like that ever just yet. Although the official ros- “i think we're on the right track Effewvm “w championships in Nice. France. again." ters have not been announced. for sure." Weaver said. “I don't 1 Mi, ,. », m . 1 . of - where they finished fourth, Weaver and Poje were not the Weaver and Poje are expecting to know who Mil get the third spot, e '.-. i.“ a, $53“, mm Of After that. Weaver and Poje only pair with local roots to represent top-ranked Team Canaâ€" but our goal is beyond qualifying » ~;,w&.qk§‘}<~ flayed-HO.- shelved their routine and started improve their chances ofmaking it da next month at the lSU World it‘s what we can do at the , a; 45 ' Mot Wit afresh. opting for a complex free to Sochi, Russia nextwinter. Team Trophy Competition in Olympics. really. That’s what we're .. J. iv}? - . ‘7' T skate. one where Poje plays a The KWSC duo of Kirsten Tokyo. Japan. settingourseives up for. “first ' “ fl . . . .. , sculptor who brings Weaver. a stat» Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscov- The format. which crowns an “The Olympics is something ,... i, L ' ' m ue. to life. But the program had its itch. with a fourth-place finish in overall team champion based on we‘ve been dreaming about since i ”a,” is». Ed “w . », problems. part of which included their discipline. also helped the points scored in each of the four we were kids and an Olympic __£ ". l“ fl“. rekindling the passion they had in Canadian team claim three pair figure skating disciplines (men's medal. I think, would be an amaz- ' P.”- ’ "A"??? a) « last season's free skate. and the pair spots at the Olympics. Their per~ singles. women's singles, pairs and ing thing, especially judging by "1?" " ‘.~ . ,, _ M ”its”; reworked about 90 per cent of the sonal-best performance of 199.50 ice dance). is making its Olympic what we've done in the past three , b. Pi“ " _ ~’,,,»,-.(.. . ’ routine and tinkered with the points was five off the bronze debut in Sochi next winter. weeks . “ . " “ I!!! 09}; , ' musical arrangement. medal duo of Meagan Duhamel Weaver and Poje hope they will “i think that we can do any~ ;,, ' A“ a A” Tie-fizwgwâ€"t ' Then. when the work started and Eric Radford. the reigning too. thing." i'- ' “' ' n . “fie