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OAKVILLE BEAVER Saturday, May 2, 2009 · 18 Skater wins second world gold ranging in age from 16-27. NEXXICE was second after the short program, but moved into first If Danyel Wright-Dykstra felt place with a brilliant long program, like she had been there before, it's finishing with 223.58 points. because she had been. Finland was second, three points The 24-year-old recently won off the pace. gold with her Burlington-based The gold, Canada's first at the NEXXICE senior world senior level, team at the World "In a judged sport, follows two consecSenior ISU sometimes it's hard to utive bronze medals S y n c h r o n i z e d break out of the for NEXXICE the S k a t i n g stream. We've always previous two years. Championships in NEXXICE beat out felt over the past few Zagreb, Croatia. 23 other teams for Wright-Dykstra years we weren't this year's champialso won world syn- being recognized for onship, including chronized gold as a what we were doing." Team Canada II (the junior in 2002, skatToronto Black Ice ing at the exact Danyel Wright-Dykstra which finished same rink. She is fifth). the only synchronized skater in "For senior over the last 10 Canada to win world gold at both years, it's been back and forth the junior and senior levels. between Sweden and Finland," "I think it's pretty cool because a Wright-Dykstra said. "In a judged lot of people don't stick with the sport, sometimes it's hard to break sport that long because of school out of the stream. We've always felt and stuff," said Wright-Dykstra, over the past few years we weren't who graduated from Brock being recognized for what we were University's linguistics program this doing." spring. "And it's really cool because Wright-Dykstra said NEXXICE's it was in the same country and the emphasis on making the audience same rink. It was nice to know the feel part of its program likely played arena, that always helps." a big role in tipping the scales NEXXICE broke the world Canada's way, as did the team's record for the highest-recorded strong technical skating. NEXXICE Danyel Wright-Dykstra and her NEXXICE senior team won gold at the recent mark at the senior competitive was the only top team not to fall World Senior ISU Synchronized Skating Championships. level. The team is composed of 20 during one of its routines. skaters from southern Ontario, Wright-Dykstra began skating BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR Transport Canada approved By Jon Kuiperij with the Oakville Skating Club 20 years ago and has been a member ever since. She skated synchro with the Oakville Ice Expression teams from 1991-99. "I'm just a member. That's where I started," said the White Oaks grad. "I owe a lot of this to them. I just wanted to stay with the club." Oakville Skating Club has another connection to the NEXXICE team. Fran McLellan, who has been a member of the local skating club for 38 years, is the business manager for NEXXICE. OSC season eneds Oakville Skating Club wound down the 2008-09 season with positive results recently. At the Spring Fling in Hamilton, nine Oakville skaters finished in the top four of their division. Carly Fiset, Alexa Shelley, Genevieve Harris and Ellen Mays finished first, Ellen Mays was second, Heesoo Ko and Jenna Rolland Mills had thirdplace efforts, and Celine Goulard and Lisa Ann Laplante placed fourth. Lauren Woodward passed her pre-novice test at the event as well. There was also a fun competition in Thornhill, where Emma Dinda won her division, Phoenix Miller-Bush placed second and both Mackenzie Frith and Olivia Deborba came fourth. Real Canadian Superstore - Oakville p 201 Oak Park Boulevard Monday - May 11, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Monday - June 8, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Reduce Reuse Recycle Tier 2 silver Register by phone 1.866.688.2628 or online at 203-1568 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON K1Z 7M4 BEST PRICES EVER $ CENTRAL AIR 1.5 TON 2 TON 2.5 TON 3 TON WAS 3100 $ 3200 $ 3400 $ 3600 $ HI-EFFICIENCY NOW 2500 $ 2600 $ 2800 $ 3000 $ 600 OFF # 10 Years Parts & Labour Warranty # New Gas- R410A # Eligible for Government Rebate 9 Locations To Serve You Better! *Call Dealer for Details 905-849-4998 www.aireone.com 1-888-827-2665 HEADING WEST: Two weeks after finishing fourth at their Tier 1 provincials, the Oakville Thunder 15-under blue girls' volleyball team won bronze at the 16-under Tier 2 all-Ontario championships in Waterloo.The team will next fly out to Calgary for the West Coast Nationals, slated for May 15-18, where they will be one of only five Ontario squads competing. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Lou Foresto, Lynn Proska, Megan O'Donnell, Emily Ruetter, Nikki Ritchie, Fatima Gharachooloo, Hilary Cooper, Ted Childs, (front row, left to right) Nicole Foresto, Katelyn Proska, Lauren Swart and Autumn Bailey.