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l KrKQsasi THE HERALD Wednesday March 281 WO Page 21 THE ICE DREAMERS Georgetown Figure Skating Club Novice team which will be competing In this weekends Precision Skating Teams competition at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena Front row left to right Kristy Johnson Yvonne Moore Amy Sykes Krysten McBrJde Susan Cathrya Vaters Amy and Angela Lee Back row left to right coach Gale Verhaegan Lesley Watson Peter Johnson Amber Lyons Jessica Hepburn Danyelle Carrie Crocker Louise Linda Lacroix Christine Dawson and Baker Photo by King Photography Ontario championships Precision skaters compete By KAREN Herald Special The Georgetown Figure Skating Club and the Central Ontario Sec tion of the Canadian Figure Skating Association will cohost a Provincial Invitational Precision Compebtion Friday and Saturday at Gordon Memorial Arena Precision Skating has been liken to synchronized swimming and although the warmth of a pool and the chill of the arena differ the skill in presenting a fluid well choreographed routine combining originality and technical skills is present in both these sports Precision Skating is skating in unison to music Teams are judged on composition originality vanety of elements and presentation Routines are designed to include all skaters regardless of their in dividual talents Although it is hard work most would agree it s a Skating schedule ONTARIO JUVENILE PRECISION CHAMPIONSHIP JUVENILENOVICE PRECISION FRIDAY MARCH 7 15pm Official Practices 7 p m FLOOD 7 30pm Juvenile Championship Flight A 10 FLOOD Juvenile Championship Flight The draw for the Championship final will be done immediately following Flight SATURDAY MARCH 8 Practices FLOOD 30a m Novice Flight A 10 a m FLOOD a Novice Flight 55a m FLOOD 11 m Juvenile Flight A FLOOD 12 noon Juvenile Flight B 12 30pm FLOOD 12 Juvenile Flight C I 15pm WELCOMING CEREMONIES FLOOD 1 Ontario Juvenile Championship Final 2 FLOOD 2 p Novice Silver Final 3 30 p m FLOOD Juvenile Silver Final 4 50 p FLOOD 5 05pm Juvenile Gold Final 5 FLOOD Novice Gold Final 6 m PRESENTATIONS Bodanis Bruins cant be caged Georgetown Major AA Bodanis Bruins qualified for the TnCounty final by defeating Chinguacousy by a score of 3 1 March at Arena The victory ran their Tn County round robin record to a perfect Bodanis Bruins opposition for the title is expected to be either Stoney Creek or Burlington Brent Wilkjoson Gavin Glaser and Doug Sheppard scored for the Major in scrambly contest Sheppard and Blaine McCauley each earned an assist fort Georgetown John Waller played a very strong game Figure skaters earn respect lot of fun Precision Skating is based on basic figure skating moves and it allows the recreational skaters who may not compete individual ly the opportunity to compete Georgetown Figure Skating Club is proud to have three teams this year Juveniles are 12 and under Novice 15 and under and Juniors are under 21 years of age The Juvenile team is coached by Peggy Ward Peggy has skated with the Ice Follies Walt Disney Show and appeared last September on the Hollywood Ice Revue CBS TV special produced by Dick Clark Peggy also coaches Precision Skating for the Club and has been very successful with her teams Georgetown Juveniles plac first in their flight and fourth overall in Mount Forest Competi Hon this year The Novice and Junior teams are coached by Gale Verhaegan is well known to the Georgetown Club as a former skater and coach She has returned this year coaching two teams after a 10year retirement from figure skating Although skating has changed greatly in the past few years Gale s knowledge and love for the sport t Both teams coached by Gale placed third in their flights winning bronze medals in the Mount Forest Competition this year The competition being held Georgetown this weekend is ac tually two competitions The On Juvenile Championship is be ing held for the first time ever this year There will be teams com peting for the title of Ontario Champs These teams have competed and placed in their individual sections There will be teams coming from as far away as North Bay Ottawa and Windsor and as near as Brampton and Toronto These teams will compete Fn day evening from 7 30 p Six of the teams will compete Satur day in the finals following the welcoming ceremonies at 1 m which are expected to attract local and regional dignitaries The Juvenile Novice Invitational will also be held Saturday with 21 teams from all over Ontario com peting for a place in the Gold or Silver finals The Georgetown teams will be competing in the Invitational on Saturday The Novice team will compete at 20 a m and the Juvenile team will compete at 12 pro Come and dedication of today s youth By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor It is expected that close to 30 teams involving approximately 500 skaters will invade the en virons of Gordon Memorial Arena Friday and Saturday for the Provincial Invitational Precision Team skating competition co- hosted by the Georgetown Figure Skating Club and the Central On tano Section of the Canadian Figure Skating Association As noted by Karen Sykes in her Herald Special column Precision Team skating is indeed a for midable challenge for the young skaters requiring them to display both technical skating skills and originality in a teamoriented figure skating forum No mean feat when all the elements are con Skaters are judged on compost tion originality and degree of ficulty of the routines in a of elements and presentation As Karen Sykes points out Precision Team skating is based on basic figure skating moves and requires all team members to be synchronized in both movement and fluidity All too often figure skaters are dismissed by the socalled athletic as bits of fluff in dam ty outfits parading their routines in front of their own peers who wouldn t know an athlete if they skated over one I beg to differ I have watched in awe the magnificence of Tollar Cranston on ice the athleticism of Debbie Thomas of the United States and Ito of Japan The almost mystical performances of East Germany s Katherina Witt and the go for broke performances of Canada s reigning world cham Kurt Browning Jill Trenary of the United States finally scaled the heights to cap ture the World female figure skating crown at the World Figure Skating championships held recently Halifax and her in fortitude not to mention physical and personal problems she suffered over the past few years speak volumes in terms of her athleticism and competitive fire Canada s Brian also went through travails in his quest for global supremacy but eventually conquered all and reigned atop the world Simply put figure skaters are athletes in every sense of the word and should be accepted as such The Precision Team skating competition to be staged at Gordon Memorial Arena Friday and Saturday has also attracted a number of top ranked judges from all sectors of the Ontario section of the Canadian Figure Skating Association Judges will be on hand from the Central Ontario Section the Western Ontario Section the East Ontario Section and the Northern Ontario Section The judges include from the Central Ontario Section Donald Abbot Sylvia Carson Kim Fowler Debbie Bernice Nor ris Jack Shannon Pat Bannon Allen Crooks Erryle George Laura and Ann Whit tuigton From the Western Ontario Sec tion FranEwing From the Eastern Ontario Sec tion Lynn Hudson and Fran Kift From the Northern Ontario Sec tion Melody Sher Elizabeth Rut chmski and Joanne Shaw A number of these judges will be judging in the Canadian Precision Skating Team championship scheduled for April in Kit chener The actual competition starts Friday 7 30 p m at Gordon Memorial Arena with the Juvenile Championship Flight A teams Official welcoming ceremonies are scheduled for 1 15 Satur day afternoon at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena where it is ex that local and regional dignitaries will take part in the festivities Final presentations take place at 6 45 p m Saturday evening at Gor don Alcott Memonal Arena Witt and Boitano are all heart TORONTO Katarina Witt and Brian the reigning Olym pic Gold medalists for figure skating from East Germany and the United States wdl star in a dramatic and new ice show called Katarina Witt and Brian Boitano Skating for the benefit of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario To be held on Friday April at pm at Toronto s Maple Leaf Gardens this show marks the first tune Witt and Boitano will skate together as a couple in Toronto Tickets will go on sale on Wednes day March 21 and are available through Ticketmaster at 1111 The contemporary ice revue featuring a global cast of Olym pic and World champion skaters is being directed by Toronto resident and Olympic television and choreographer Sandra Beric Katarina Witt and Brian Boitano Skating will be different from what is usually associated with ice skating spectacles says She adds In place of glitz will be style Instead of vast choruses there will be a hand picked contingent of some of the worlds finest skaters performing idusssical abating and styles from athletic and jazz funk and ballet The show will feature four original production numbers as well as numerous pairs and solo performances The company includes Elena and Oleg VasiHev Rosalynn Sumners Alexander Paul Martini and Barbara Underbill Tracy Wilson and Robert McCall Caryn Kadavy Vladimir Kotin Gary and Yvonne Gomez The skaters hail from the Soviet Union Canada Spain and the United States We re very excited about soring a show of this calibre says Douglas Sheppard Volunteer President of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Adds Shep The proceeds from the event will go a long way to fund im portant research and education In an effort to fight Canada s No 1 killer heart disease and stroke The Foundation Hinds per cent of all cardiovascular research the province The Heart and Stroke Founda tion of Ontario is a registered f or profit organization its man date Is to provide funds for research and education to reduce death and disability from heart education programs are by volunteers in chapters