Brock, Brad ) Belleville’s Brad Brock - freestyle skier Ipteh, ish 29 87 Sights set on Winter Olympics By ADY VOS Sports Statt Competitive skiing has taken Belleville’s Brad Brock to Lake tion e 1 ape pics in Calgary ee it will be a medal sport at ville. it’s been my ee fos start to go to the Olympics,” says who fi ae began free freestyle ski- Brock, jus! speci y- “] thought I skied quite well, I was leased considerin ng japan and the a §.R. had their World Cup skiers,” “competing and skiing almost cally for the past several months has give Brock some added conti idence. Se “T’ve made a lot of Progress | this’ year. Concentrating Brock was a member of the Cutan team but he hopes to move up to the Canadian enue next yeai a ‘here are no guarantees but I’m hoping to be on the Canadian team,” Prior to the competitive season eae wal ‘sit down with the Canadian someone iethou unlimited fan To complicate Magi even further ed fi ki season wile taking a first vee Financial nomics course at West Gntversi y. “It's a lot of Serpe schooling aa skiing," bag Brock. ae Ji} baad A many curses, It's ard toe concen- trate on n shling an Bry enue at the e ti ear Brock o} ea “The school ana coaches have been very good abou Brock says if his coaches feel he has the potential to make the imps squad he'll continue. ee i Pacific « champlonships at Taper eariler this month, touring. Japan but spent the other oe days on the ski slopes of Siaran rock ‘‘couldn't believe the even managed to swap for a great se from a member of the Sovi ir, no wear,” Brock said the soviet athlete cantioned It seems the Soviet team wi associating too cere athletes and trading of jackets was a joviet team had their vn e other teams s pretty: well went on one bus,”’ sai rock said hi heard, about the high ya in Japan but it wasn’t as bad as A Bott an of coke was pas 50 and a Big id run yo Mac w ee how sy all wasted to practice thelr 3 3 even managed to learn a few phrases in Japanese. japanese ‘friend’ even supplied him wil apie: ‘up te tried “out however because be wasn "t Satie sure what the line really mi It's an off- Ye can on now for skiers but cycling, weight lung, fare and dryland Fraining are of asum- er pre oper for next hopes ie 10 to British Colum- Whistler ic mere anc _atford summer ski ray ope ene Be Pare; ne pede at West Lal again Se ee er cue Inte // Sarch 29/54