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economist suntribune sports thursday feb 72002 27 from page 26 other canadian entry at salt lakecity its every move will be dissected especially for the goal- tender of record it has after all been more than 50 years since canada last won gold i want to be oh top of my game going in there said mr joseph the odd man out in the threernanjgoalie rotation in nagano as long as were win ning thats important tod but rhy job description is to stop pucks nagano was memo rable for sure but i didnt get a chance to lace them up hopefully this time i will i think we have a great chance especial ly if mario lemeiux stays healthy i really like our team r by john cudmore veronica brenner is a former world cup champion and has one olympics on her resume nonetheless- thereis good rea son the sharon resident touts herself as an underdog in the womens freestyle aerials at salt lake city even she isnt sure what she is capable of ms brenner is five events into a comeback from reconstructive knee surgery which combined with a dislocated shoulder side lined her for the entire 200001 season despite winning gold and bronze medals in two of those five events since january the uncertainty in ms brenners mind will likely remain until she is lays it on the line starting with the semifinals feb 16 v it has been a cautious return to competition if there can be such a thing in this sport as ms brenner gets her feet firmly planted with her trademark technical work she has built con fidence but admits she must step it up to contend for a spot on the podium im really the underdog people dont know what- to expect from me said ms brenner who at 27 is in her sev enth season on the canadian team i prefer less pressure and like to surprise people by john cudmore it was a moment lenny faustino wont soon forget it was also the moment the woodbridge resident realized he wanted to represent canada in the olympics as a fiveyearold mr faustino recalled meeting paul martini a fellow- woodbridge native and barb underhill the pair had just returned from the world figure skating championships where they had just won the pairs title in 1984 that moment mr faustino said gave him the impetus to follow in their footsteps now- 22 mr faustino will have the opportunity to pursue an olympic medal when he takes to the ice with his pairs partner 20yearold jacinthe lariviere of princeville que in salt lake city to go to the olympics is what you strive for and we count ourselves lucky to be going added mr faustino who began skating at age two in a canskate learn to skate program mr faustino and ms lariviere earned the right to represent canada after finishing second in the pairs competition at the recent bank of montreal canadian figure skating championships in hamilton we knew we could make the olympic team said mr faustino we just had to be sure that we did our job properly and were successful by mike haydkawa one of the first canadians named to participate in the winter olympics was not a hock ey player or a bobsledder nor was it a skier or curler its an honour that belongs to jacqui palm who will be blow ing the whistle on wrongdoers the newmarket resident will be part of the sixmember pool of referees for the womens hockey tournament in salt lake city she is one of two canadian women scheduled to officiate at the olympics which includes womens hockey as a medal sport for only the second time ms palm was selected from a qualifying camp in germany last year im so excited if 11 just be amazing to participate in things ahcl to be there for the opening and closing ceremonies said- the level 4 referee with national arid world championship experi ence ive always loved watching on tv but to see it live will be awesome ms palm expects to handle four maybe five assignments during the womens tourna ment which runs feb 11 to 23 by john cudmore while its said good things come in threes elvis stojko is hoping good things come in fours when the winter olympics commence the 29yearold for mer richmond hill resident will be making his fourth olympic appearance for canada in the mens singles figure skating com petition mr stojko whose first steps on skates were as a member of the newmarket figure skating club- also has captured three world championships while mr stojko will be one of the veteran competitors at this years olympics he sees no reason why he cant be in contention for the gold ill take on the two russian boys the american boys and whoever else is ready to chal lenge mr stojko said to the hamilton spectator after win- ning the canadian title he deliv- ered a confident performance that opened with a quadruple toeloop triple toeloop combi nation followed later by a triple axel and four more triple jumps its going to be damn fun doing it they know im healthy and ready to go and thatrminv- the hunt agam im going- to enjoy every step ofthe way by mike haydkawa the timing couldnt have been more- inopportune for emanuel sandhu the 2002 canadian mens sil ver medallist suffered a minor mishap while practising at the- recent isu four continents championships in jeonjou south korea forced to make an early exit from the cofnpetition mr sandhu returned to his vancouver training base and was examined by an orthopedic sur- geon he was diagnosed as hav ing a soft tissue injury in his right knee luckily the injury was heal ing at the time of the examina tion and the firsttime olympian was given the green light to resume training before depart- ing for salt lake city after all with the possibility of an olympic medal staring him in the face it would have taken a major setback to prevent the 21- yearqld richmond hill figure skater from representing canada in the mens singles competition a member of the vancouver skating club where he is coached by joanne mcleod mr sandhu kept a lock on second place behind elvis stojkoat the bank of montreal canadian figure skating championships by mike hayakawa thursday march 7th 2002 r 10 am to 4 pm premiere ballroom 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cheque payable ip the running room sport inc lnvfobmitmsne3nrmmes spaced viv v community fetcians ilimlntary ps m markham stoufivllle hospital i- blades differ from traditional skates from page 26 once or twice a week wednesday nights at newmarkets ray twiriney complex and friday evenings at markhams mount joy arena both cliibs encourage people togivethe sport a try coaches give instruction but the atmos phere is relaxed the focus oh fun and improving individual skills smemberswelcomed me on a recent wednesday night in newmarlcet mnego helped me choose skates which should fit like a glove he advised once on the ice i learned why these things have no ankle supports thighs calves and ankles do all the work with none of the gliding rests you cari take arid learn to count on wearing regip lar skates by the end of a few laps my legs arid ankles hurhmed wiuv strain 1 blades on speed skates are up to 18 inches long with a several of those inches sticking out from the toe but the most challeriguig difference was the fact theblades dont have sharp edgesithey flat like goalie skates r i didnt wipe out and by the end of the hour i was getting the hang of it it doesnt take much to reach inyigorating high speeds anclriiore than once i had to- slow down before 1 lost it arid v smashed headfirst into the boards w j s iifs the most underexposed funiiest sport there is mr ego saidhecoxild be right m- v- been 7here done that is a regular col- 1 i umn where staff try to keep ujiym experts yjtiawmeiantyof recreational activities to keep halogen ahcl regular light bulbs 11 that can burn 1 place them where u pets cant this message brought to you l w fflk m a community me of the economist suntribiihe v iiyiaj m vvvi v st wiivwl 9-