Genitsl et ea* - blotbo mifi en praga O Nieon taUtr Wi Mmmvcm -*M db« Te» lo>d n a ong4l ok to-aeuiab dgh away 1Gw amuit enCrs A W*ag MW awi- V*hM COP as Travlhad blM the Min"s vs heatckflà t d* baSe vAs wn carn Seing awt.WOfl b aêfr hmd ______ _ 4gr te 0OP*w ad r- - - és -ipdh t* afr0, de- ~Se * <utjwmp& ai nd hSg .1V4 d e coi"e* Ibn -* un*r pem *sd serv te local NOi flyr «Ria tlfl NoD te top off *4r wort blegput chalne off bp 0b Wit or lant I ic un' corne wa t<o go lnamqa OWIgCwouIdII have chagad mnyhlng I ditl bwy peeparation *w lierui off bis lesdlaýg tp t sblg UqIsSUTaviS b.d a longdiy m- Som Lueac eon be mwed orsc mc DUr *00% Usahiètcuwomeiiao oronTbte *e bledS aWd i- 01ocs«>pora Helps NDOGCE to Mozaît Cup biotz ~eepFie pasionfor synchronined skating flans. »My friand and former telmwm mate ins (Gelînas) had transferred and joinod NEJOCIEj (ouît of Surlington) and thed just claimned sU- ver ai worlds in Boston. Vomit I ws a ltUs envi- ou< 'Smlth recadW. I callod <o congratSlato her and ne wound up taNcing for about: two houri. She sald You gotta corne do tNis: Massagereivd Contlnuod Smfh, 1 wat to be a teachor som.day, s0 obvlously scitoot important to me. &At I hav titis pasion and had <o flnd a way <o incorporals If boack hito my lie. The wayl1flguredkt awumnotdm limituoredu- catiorn but ihu'f a short tâmenaun k b*>ng ifi yout cofltpstltlw- prime. ¶Sy tho tint yodlre i your But ¶Zs your huart; may think you cao sU! do titis (skate *t oUrs levei), but youlro knees and joints will prob> ably Say otuwlse.' Transifernng io <ho University 0f Guelpht and now mod'wydirough ber finst yoarwith NEXX- ICE - te tap-ranked club in Canada - te history m.jorf admnits Iiere wes a fair amount 0f rink rust when sFio tint rejoined tho syn- chroruizod skating ranks. 'It was a vsry intense finit couple 0f montits. I was now pant 0f <ho boit tomi n <ho country andi even some 0f <ho basic techniques wers once again a challenge <o me. But a friend 0f mine trorn Gold c. (Kiersten Tisez) wu nowf wieh NEXXCE aid alo fthe skaters who use <o b. my riva in junior <00k me undor oi wing and helped mne get bock in <ho suingo thrng: o ueyqk wuytc Tbafl been "n biggs asm thés souci Added coach Shelley Béetai 'Victodaft ro good synchronized skatin sonso. Thats sometiting wo diddt have to mach lier. SiteI had toi Ikmn ouf style, but site Nid sucli a strong skating foutidatior in place and great dcarion' Now part 0f th. only Canadian club <o ev wlin te senior nird chapnsitjipiff" - doing so, in 2M0 - SnIh bas rededlcated herseif to the sport via a nigarous diat and exorcise pmpgam. lit commitmont roapsd significant divi- donds laie lam month i Austria, uluro NEX- lCE caprwW od ns (ouît 0f 14 tomais at th. Mozart Cup. Flnisbing bebind a pair 0f Finn- ihtems - who, are part of a Scandinavia contingent théat more Miten th an not sweeps Ste podium - th. Buriogeon squad, made <'p of 16 tains capped tho meet with ai es- paciafiy strong f ree program witit a Wost Lido Swory tere. ¶4E)OCE mott bas always been %Wo dont neod tricks towin.nexplaied SmkCit/ur style bs more for sit skating punit titan to wow tho fans with big nsky mots tts about <ho quai- ity of <ho skatirn heh quaitity 0f tnicWi That substanoe-over-style approacit bas senoed NVCXCE wtt and dwk i: Ban med*l wlnning performance no daube ad&s soote sorlous momentum for hei: r to *flt world citampiotnuitpsin Couervmysut Ral. MVu " bs w Peak at worlds we n ne a littie surpulsed wo medal (as Moat Cup>- said Smlith, who amuslngly rocalis belng lrkod et a synchronized skating tam <bat eut hew ico tinte short twiSe she ws jist i solost, bus --iow she qukkl came wo km the sport *We cane aw" front Austria with a lot of positives. I thhi Wave got soin. tonms nervous' Up rct for NEXXICE bs the national champi- onmn laserm<bis mon<h in BtC Stuveaoccon>b. eoed or skbbmc*vUh arxý,rokncow#ncom or on T*wafer nu1i- I~ML%M GOS HOtfliY Ss8v.LA W N ,drMdW cek Qbý-GOLF *3txucptDgoh-h- sCO w- - - - - -