The Canadian Champion, Friday, Match 23, 2001-27 Neîneth de1ivers gold-rnedal effflort during precision skating nationals Local skater leads team to sensational season By MURRAY TOWNSEND Speciat to The Champion Itrs been some kind of year for Lindsay Nemeth. The 19-year-old Milton resi- dent is captain of the Burlington Ice Image junior synchronized skating team, which entered fivc competitions and won every one of them. That includes the Canadian National Junior champi- onships in Quebec and the Spring Cup Internatiornal ini ltaly. Nemeth has been invîrlved in the spuri l'or five ycars, and this is her third with Burington Ice Image. She started orut her figure skating in Milton and then wcnt to Oakville tir work oin her ice dancing. T1hey had a synchronized skating leam there, so she decided tir give i a spin. just as srmething extra. "Il was srmclhtng difierent from individual skating. I could stili do that, but bc rn a tcam, as well." she cxplaincd. She could have hardly imagined thal tl would lead to the success she's had wiîhin the sponi. In fact, she no longer panticipates in regular figure skating, having passed ail het- dance levels. A couple years later al-ter statiîng in Oakvtlle, she ntrved bo the Burlington teais. They wet-e ntnth at the Canadian Junior champi- onships her liit year, toutl the next. and of course this year thcy were lit-st. The dillèrence this year, according tir Nemeib'? -We had quite a few new skaters this yea-. T1here at-e 22 girls oin the team and evet-y one is a strong skater. AIl the girls have greal attitudes, aIl really positive. Evet-yone seemed lt mesh logether. with a common goral. We wot-ked 1010 percent ai each practise 10 gel thet-e." Plenty of work involved Add If that a choreographer, tilness traîner, and lwo U-krainian dance-s whur wot-ked wîtb îhem, and you gel the idea this is nil a leisure time activiiy, hut a fIl ltime cîrmmitttietit. They practtsc nine bout-s week at least. They had îry- outs last May, sîanling traitning ttm August and jusi lin- ished this nîonth. As capiaitu. Nemeib's duties at-e varied. lits mostly înotivaiîg the ieam and seliing a good example for them hecause 1 have a t-eally good relation- shmp with the coaches and managers,' she said. "T7hey sec thal and hehave the same way. Also organizing ieam get-togethers, and il the git-ls have concerns quile ol 1ten lhey will corne lt me." Despite winning the Canadian championshtps. the team did nto get tir gî to1 the wot-ld championohipi. 'Me Canadians only linished lwîî weeks hefore, which didn't leave much preparalton titne, so it was decided ihat lasi year's winners would go They did get tri go 10 Milan, Italy. howeve- and speni Be sure to read about the Ml/ton Merchants' 2001 playoff run as wel as ail other local sports every Tuesday and Friday in The Champion. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Lindsay Nemeth proudly displays the gold modal she earned ai the national championships recently with lier Burlingion precision skating teamn. Il days Ihere, louning the country and competng againsi counties frors ail river the mot-Id. And healing (hem. Nemeth will he loo old fort- he junior ieam nexi year, and is undecided ahout her future wiih syn- cht-onized skating. Il ail depends on where she ix going 10 go 10 uni- versiiy. Ilf uts close bo home she will mosi likely skate wiîh the Burlinglon senior teanu. "This year ix really a greai way 10 end il off if 1 canit skate nexi year. The git-ls were greal, we won everylbing and we got 10 go to llaly. I'm preity satis- lied." 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HALTON HILLS GIRLS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION FOR 2001-2002 Girls hockey offers house league and representative team play REGISTRATION: March 23, 6:00 - 8 pm Acton Arena Marcb 25, 11:00 to 3:00 pmi, Memorial Arena in Georgetown FOR INFORMATION: 853-5466 Early Registration discounts apply. Copy of birtb certificates for NEW registrants only. Positions are avoulable for coaches, managers and lt-aiers for both house league and representalive teams. For rep teamn applications contact Kathleen Btevan al 8153-5466. For house league applications contact Craig Baker al 873-8302. Deadlrne for rep teamn applicaions is .larch 31Il, 2001. Tcyouts for 200112002 rep teams uîll be held late in April and again in September. A rernder Io ail limai <ur Annual Gt7neraI Mteeting unI be held on Monday April 23rd al 7pm in the Multipurpose room of the Police Station on Guelph Street in Georgetown MJMMaýMÊ