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4 Eee ET eS NT ETE algary switchboard lit up Part 3 of 4 The climax of Brian Orser's skating career was his per- formance before a home crowd at the Calgary Olym- pics in February. It was a time of extraordinary ex- citement - and crushing disappointment. In this ex- cerpt from his new book, Orser: A Skater's Life, Brian Orser describes the ecstasy of the reaction to his final performance, and the agony _ of discovering he had fallen short of a gold medal by the tiniest of margins... My first reaction when I finished was that I'd done it. I'd stayed on my feet, the program was relatively clean and the audience lik- ed it. I thought I had won. That's why I didn't pick up any of my flowers or linger on the ice too long. I thought the sooner I got off, the sooner the marks would come up. When the first set flashed up: I thought, 'Oooh, oooh." They were all 5.8's except the mark awarded by the Czechoslovakian judge, Gerhardt Bubnik, who gave mea 5.9. I knew Brian had a lot of 5.8's too, but I didn't know exactly how many. The artistic-impression marks came up and there were five 5.9's, three 5.8's and a perfect 6.0 from the Czech judge. My heart leapt and I thought, 'Yes, I've done it." I couldn't stop looking at the 6.0. It was the first I'd ever had in competition at this level. I quickly searched for Brian Pockar and Debbie Wilkes at the broadcast booth. I could see them madly switching television monitor channels to find the ranking on the com- puter. Then I saw the ex- pression on their faces sag and I thought, "Oh, no."' Then another man looked over at me and reluctantly held up two fingers. Then I knew. Immediately, a whole range of emotions battered me and it was difficult to sort them all out. The disappointment cut like a knife, ripped through every part of me. It was beyond any sense of loss that I'd ever felt before. I was also a little bit annoyed with the judging panel, I thought, "How can they do this to me?" Then I was thinking, "Why didn't they do it four years ago when they should have?" And this was the most surprising emotion of all: Suddenly I became very angry that I hadn't won in 1984. In Sarajevo, and in all the time since, not win- ning the 1984 Olympics didn't bother me anything like as much as it did in six- ty seconds after the 1988 Olympics. I'd been living through four years of skating just to get this title Free trade worries farmers candidate says Cont'd from pg. 7 Free trade is a big worry for farmers. Most of the big farm organizations, like the Ontario Farmers Associa- tion, are opposed to this agreement. They are con- cerned with the lack of pro- tection for our price sup- port systems and marketing boards. The agreement is full of loopholes which could allow U.S. produce to undercut our agriculture. Our farms are very effi- cient, but climate and the scale of operations mean that in some areas we can be overwhelmed by low- cost American produce. And nobody can compete with dumping. | feel that this government is really weak on agricultural policy. I've talked to farmers who say they have always voted Tory but this time they aren't so sure. Harries: One thing the polls do show is that NDP leader Ed Broadbent is very popular. But do you think Canadians are ready to turn against the Tory government? McMurter: People voted for a change in 1984 but they didn't get it. People are disappointed and disillusioned. They had hoped that blatantly political patronage ap- pointments would be gone with the Liberal govern- ment. We very quickly saw them become part of the Tory government. Nothing's changed from when the Liberals were in. Mr Mulroney, with his enormous majority, did have a choice but he refus- ed to.take it. What Canadians want is a leader who is open and honest with them. I feel very positive about runn- ing with Ed Broadbent as party leader. He's not try- ing to fool people, he says what he thinks and believes what he says. If Ed were elected we'd have a government that would reflect his openness and honesty. Harries: What would you, personally, bring to the House of Commons in Ottawa? McMurter: My educa- tional background is in science and engineering. I feel that we could do with more people who could bring an understanding of technology's uses and abuses to government. We have, as a nation, to be more involved in science and technology in order to compete in the world. Also, both as a volunteer and professionally during five years as a counsellor for the deaf, I feel that I understand the problems facing those people who go through life with disadvan- tages I think we need more understanding of their pro- blems in government too. that I felt I deserved four years ago. I knew in 1984 that I would come back four years later and win it. When it didn't happen, I thought, "How can they do this to me? Haven't they noticed the incredible pressure I've been under? Haven't they read that I'm Canada's only hope for a gold medal in these games? How can they do this?" It was an _ instinctive reaction. I was looking for a place to direct my anger. It's not a reaction I'm pro- ud of, but there is no escap- ing that that's what I felt in those few brief moments. The difference between my Brian Orser dejection then, and the rush of what would have been one of the greatest moments in our sports history, was ONE-TENTH OF A MARK. | had actual- ly won four judges outright; Brian had won three. All these - realizations were thrust upon me in a matter of seconds as I sat in the "kiss n' cry" waiting area at rinkside, the televi- sion cameras pointed at me. David Santee was the interviewer for ABC-TV and he moved in beside me to get my remarks. He said something like, ""There's good news and bad news, Brian. The good news, those are good artistic marks, and the bad - you're second," and he stuck the microphone in my face. It was a difficult time for him, too, and he just didn't carry it off. Apparently the switchboard at the Calgary CTV station lit up with complaints and a couple of days later I got a telegram ABG-TV apologizing for the incident. Actually, his remark didn't affect me as much as it affected the peo- ple in the audience. I'd known for a few seconds that I'd lost. I struggled through the interview as best as I could, because I Where there's smoke... Smoking is a habit hard to break -- for at least two members of Midland town council. In August the council voted to expand the ban on smoking in the municipal building to the board room inside which council com- mittee meetings are held. Smoking already was banned inside the council chamber and in the building's foyer. ADAM | Call me for a personal, no-obligation consultation. However, two members of the council, Mayor -Al Roach and Councillor Robert Brush, smoked dur- ing the September public works committee meeting. 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