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Johnson and Barber set world title as goal Jl We want to sec Km realize World senior 1 pair com concentrating on three minutes long and north juniors next year Kris makes stav together as long as they Herald editor For months of the year Kris Barber wakes up at six In the morning so he can be at Centre Ice Arena In northern suburban Toronto by seven to skate for two hours with his partner Kelly Johnson The two then go separate ways until a quarter to when they skate for another hour and a half During the summer months Kelly and Kris gel together for one more skating session in the There are some mornings when the last thing want to do Is get on that let Kris said But Kelly and know it what we have do if we want to realize our goals The goal of the two is to become the best dance pair In Canada and then to dance purs from the rest of the world Late Inst month Kelly 16 and Kris 17 came closer to thai goal finishing second to the Soviet Unions Tntlnm Darasoua and Sergei the dance pair the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in France KUly and I were very pleased our performance in said Kris while bitting in the lounge of Centre Ice on a mghl off We skated sery well The Soviet pair skills excellently and deserved to win Kelly Kris Here on dance pair from Cinada 11 could have sent three pairs To Junior Worlds lath skater- must be Under ID of ige though Kelly and Kris finished fourth at the Canadian Junior Champnnshtps in British this were pair in the top fill in which were IB In Cm ida skaters may compete 111 Ihe junior d incc pairs r si irs r until I ami Then restriction Uih Kills and were the highest pi icing junior pair it Can by world eiiiatilj nimed Glen Williams Mrs figure skating with the Georgetown Figure Skating Club Kris began figure skating and playing hockey when he was five years old He played with Georgetown rep learns in hockey until he reached Pee Wee age I had give up hockey at that age because It was not good for my figure skating he says hockey you don have to worry about your skating form Kris being one of the best skaters on team but he was no a Henry a round the nit goal Kris first dance partner was Susan York of Oakville They together for i couple of years and finished second one year in the novice division We went our separate ways because Susan more inter in concentrating on sin thin on dancing that Kris teamed up with Fletcher or Scar borough and stayed to gether for five years Through Ihost veirs Patricia was also in singles as well as ihnce pairs md Kris wire working it Centre was lis couth Martin and 1 is p inner Kills Johnson ind Kris decided to go Ihur si w in w inled lo do both inte singles and Kris Minted to Before Kris was old enough 10 drive his parents did all that driving to Toronto However time Is only part of the flee As previously mentioned figure skating at the lop level Is an expensive proposition Kris figures this year has cost his family somewhere between and 000 Most of money goes towards coaching and ice time The Canadian Figuru Skat Ing Association helps wilh some of the financing Kris said ill I think Wintnrtn organizations could do a lo help figure skating wanl to see Kris realize his goals Mrs Barber said And his goals art our goals The Barbers have been one of their son com petillons except the in It was Just loo ex pensive to go Mrs Barber said Of World petition diy said My parents do no put any pressure on me to continue Kris said sail up lo me if I wanted quit tomorrow I could This summer Kelly and Kris will idd to their workload by making trips Waterloo lo work coach Kerry with the pair speed power The dance pair competition is broken down Into three segments Ihe compulsory dances tlherc are three of Ihcm which arc worth per original set pattern which per cent and tin free which Is the HERALD skat Home of HiIIb Wednesday April I9IB Page 13 Ihree minutes long and worth Thecompulsnrs Is only worth 30 per cent but it as well be worth the whole thing Kris said Where you finish ifter the compulsory la where you usually finish it the end of the At Kelly and Kris finish stCnnd after the and at Victoria were fiurth them They ended up In those positions at the end of both competitions Our strong point Is the free dance Kris and Kelly will both he juniors next year Kris makes by 17 days Kris also skated Junior for one year with Patrl so next year has lo be his last We would like win the junior worlds before we move up to senior Kris said Would like to see the Soviet pair that finished first this year back next year I m not sure whelher they will be back at junior Meanwhile figure sition for to hit ilk tin sport Since anil Kris Ik wen without partners since ilh Iruned under Ah it hi ill I list Then hi with his in A nil it d strict high is inking lot mik round trip Centre Ice twice Tht dm inf Kris sis s lit I killing thai n natioml team titer Ihe tit we needed work on our We ind worked on hit segment and two weeks before the rids we were added to the team The dance pair that won at the Canadians base been skit This year was Kelly and Kris first year together Although Kris only he is thirteenth year of figure skating He Is the son of Paul and Marilyn Barber of bin- res peel Kris in T rinlo Mm hi through with Drown family figure sk f mills weekends he comes hi me to Inms and as he says Just Kris says his figure docs not just demand his n dedication lut also the devotion and dedication of s entire family Kris has a scarold sister Kelly My parents have made sacrifices for me Kris said I don I even know if I d be ibletodo the same thing for my kids Kris said Kelly and I would like lo win next year but this year It was really only between us and the Soviets We would like win dalsollke to be up against some good com Of course before Kelly and Kris can go lo next years junior worlds they do well In the Canadians All thru finished a of Ihcm at 1h yeirs will be back figures a couple that world will be belter However Kelly and Kris figure to do belter next sowell liter skating tngcth Kris said because he Kelly had an idvantage be Ihey had the same re tiny teamed up Brad iw ind his wife were i top pair and finished four I in wirld Kelly mil Kris set oilier to th hit it is hi totaling Wi don see of each off the lei Kris Wegct II because we hive stay together as long as Ihey keep improving If we keep improving we should stay to gether until In 1070 the dance pair was added to figure skating program of the Winter pics Kris said he would like lo be on the 1980 Canadian pic team By If they do keep Improving they should be primed to mike a serious run at the Olympic title or a World Championship Canada has not had a World Champion sine Donald Jackson This year Kris Is grade 12 at in Scarborough He says lhat in the next two scars he would like to com grade 13 thought of quitting after grade but now Afler he eils his grade 13 will go direct ly unisersity I will wait I cm finance my univer education by jurc Kris was in honor student rough ill his set 00 days in Gc rgelown 1 ve lit of his m irks h 1st dripped I m I don like Ihe school Hi phot on schools next skilinp different rls in Kelly Whin I to our 1 in will in Kris said Hits oils ml both hi ind Kelly to itirn pri He ilso tiny will Killv Johnson Kris Barber delighted big en Figure Club recital 111 and Kris hive been skating as partnirs for just Colors prominent at this years Acton Skating Carnival By atmn of the annual SKating musiol numbers contained i performed by I indaOsso Mic remaining numbers spilt In ending this yiar T close I crowds I re sell ol 1 specially The Acton Figure Skating Carnival This 1m even color Imaginable tin Injurs AFSC President both perform mtis suit afterward that she 1 and IHIN The Acton Figure Skating Club s season came to an end on Saturday their present of the annual al This We Wish You Rain and the titles of the contained color Imaginable Included were such old as The Old Grey ire Blue illz as well as more modern number like Blue Sucdt Shoes and Tic A Yellow Ribbon The Junior section of he ice review the colors pink yellow grey green black and red while the sen lor skaters concentrated on blue frown purple white mil gold Solos were performed by I indaOsso Mic lowiy Cindy ind Dune Duets were milled by Steven iLson David and Cm ds and Charlie and usan Kiml There were no skaters Ihls Besides Ihe usual mishaps of fallen Camp bell herself during one n in the evening perfor met mil required three slit Shi st in the and participated in all her Small gifts were handed just n to si nor club who helped cinch the juniors the si ihihelp Instruct gifts from the end of gifti I thinks wert given i Silly mil who lis directed the ill P mil It menu In ending this yu AFSC President paid thanks for the support given the Ice re by Ihe St Johns Ambu linct the town merchints Ihe staff ill this tint 1 A Kirs of ill it both perfnrr mow pui in us 1 ind overall mel lo observer Deb wirils In The perfnr mom is re ills d We re show very much kids irethi In 1I11 Pink I act pal on by pre wis specially will liked I nth perfirmances Biginski suit afterward that she wis scared by the large crowd excited at being in Wood mother Pink Panther said she sknlliie in front of the and hopes to do so again nexl year Senior commented that he sknled in front of large rowds before and There s about it funic to the jeir which they staged It was evident from the perform nice tint a lot of time effort on the pari or both mil iters into Carolyn King wins Verheagen Hi J Sort is italic racma id Bun In this is jJ The Sin the Acton Skating Carnival w Osborne gritted her lecth and as she her on for part in The Pink Panther routine in the Acton figure Skating Club Carnival Saturday afternoon and evening I US Open ihampion Green and Open winner Tom are first ihnHengirs will ate this June he defends his in Open Golf Cham and the Peter Jackson Trophy Weiskopf in Open mini lu Kuih and imjli hid go i lie dtiidi who k Ihe Trophy That innuilly the sk iter who highest istrift of piunls I it p from ihe judgeis in my one of Ihe following lesls preliminary dime pre figure or junior Thi Iwo as will as Allen who to do Ihi figure 11 with Identic il marks inlsn linn ptrformiil Dance mi the W ill lo the lit iroljn wonthetrophy by Horn Table in this row ind Burroughs who pi ice marks TheSiniurTnphy which is by Tony was Judy Swallow look sctond plact in Ibis ind inna Armstrong ihird Tin f hid belter in is singm irks and lied for Deblit Duff and iths the tic iktr li took third 1 fourth Kells Pige won In the pre lers class look Ihe d lied I y Get ri twin lub Mi Kim Ihird Bohhs Sun won the Gil Hush ton Mimorinl Trophy is iht Improved Junior Mile skaler isdon lie Art and Dillon Smith finished sec Hon Rock third The a n In Hit I- or Most Imprest 1 Jun or went 1 J is second and Brady and Warnir tied or third The President Cup donal by Tom wis won Tom Sh inn tuning in sicnnd Ktntnirthirii in Green who recently cap lured the Heritage Classic Weiskopf who returned form by edging lack 111s it will beat Glen Golf lub June for the nth of The Howard Limb lynn Mmr Leslie Sherry Kim Kim won tin Im Trophy donated I IM prifessiinnl stiff lanel Shephard recelvJ Senior Trophy donated by Tony Corbelt at the i Sk trophy presentations Judy Swallow finished second a Armstrong third Phoiographs of winners from other categories will appear In Herald