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rjnf u j v sc a i irt economist suntribune sports thursday march 7 2002 21 hdekey team goes for triple crown from page 20 know and what they deal with everyday just to see what they go through to get ready for a game the injections or removing a limb its really something a former trainer for the israeli national mens hockey team mr rosen immediate ly embraced the attitude he was as capable as any able- bodied athlete he vowed- to his dad he would one day compete on the world stage i looked at everysport i could think of but found sledge hockey mr rosen said sure i was shooting my mouth off but it has come true just because you are disabled doesnt mean youre done mr legace on the other hand balked when first asked to participate just to play a sport you love to be able to take it to an elite level theres no feeling like it said mr legace who along with mr rosen plays for the markham islanders in the ontario sledge hockey league the first time i was asked to play i declined i just didnt want that stigma that goes with playing a disabled sport 7 looked at every sport i could think of but found sledge hockey ayearandahalf later he was asked again he discov ered he loved the game canadas primary compe- tition in the sixnation sledge hockey tournament is expected to come from norway its first opponent tomorrow at the e centre and sweden countries that traditionally share the podi um with canada at interna tional competitions but the host americans coached by former boston bruins great rick middleton are a possible candidate for a medal japan is also a rapidly improving power while estonia rounds out the field for canada the defend ing world champion the mission is clear cut we want the triple crown mr legace said regions athletes head to ontario winter games the following athletes are qualified to com pete in the ontario winter games which started wednesday in guelph and conclude sunday the athletes are listed by home community and the sport in which they par ticipate markham mike anderson curling simon barbosa gymnastics amanda chung gymnas tics sarah ladouceur hockey robyn law hock ey jackie masonsong curling kelly mckay syn chro fiona mckee badminton sarah miles hockey sivrag muralikrisishnan table tennis hollie nicol curling fred reid squash ashley speedgymnastics lindsay stirrat fivepin bowl ing emily vear synchro whitchurchstouffville melissa dermody synchrof jtendra jacobs synchro jason lock crassvcountryskiing 6ormeyjamie robins hockey stephanie sriopiielnngette aurora rachel greenland-smith- hockey kelymahzaffiqckey carl romcolthoff gymnas tics usvsemechko rhythmic gymnastics bradford samantha marston fencing amanda mashinter hockey king city jeanette campoli hockey maple katie kropman hockey newmarket sarah coney crosscountry ski ing elizabeth dier speed skating katie elliott oflo gwfpfi2q2 fencing sean harrison curling allison heppell gymnastics lurissa kelland squash anthony lamanna gymnastics crystal lee gymnastics william mackie boxing adelaide mcdonnell fencing taylor milley fencing jordan patterson fencing gabie popescu rhythmic gymnastics chris sanford curling olivia sickle rhythmic gymnastics richmond hill christianne cefotti synchro melissa cox 5pin bowling karla leong figure skating graham mccord air shooting sarah nestor freestyle skiing kaitlin trillwood fencing erica warsh figure skating arman zareyan judo thomas gagnon gymnastics sharon laura hosier hockey thornhill michael horner curling victoria parkman 5pin bowling olga ovtchinnikova fencing woodbridge rebecca tomasone 5pin bowl ing a message from the war amps many members of the war amps champ program for child amputees have lost limbs in accidents through the playsafe program champs teach other children spot the danger before you play when you use your key tags you support war amps programs like champ and playsafe to order your 2001 key tags a spot the danger video or the new playsafe interactive cdrom visit our web site at wwwwarampsca or call 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