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WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. JULY 30, 1986 PAGE 15 -Wh itby giýrl rois to nation al titie- Dy MIKEJORNSTON Free Pseu Staff To one Whltby teenager, the art of roller-mktlng 15 just, as graceful, just as rewar- ding, as tce-skatlng. aina Schmidt-Hansen, la now the best roller- ukater ln Canada. The 13-year.old teenager captured the titie when abe *won the 1lm Canadian, National Rolier Skating Cham- plonahipi held ln Peter- borough July 11, 12 and 13. I taklng the over-al titie, the young skater won the gold medal i the freestyle com- petition and a bronze medal ln the figures portion of the com- petition. "I ite to skate for fun but 1 also like hi win," &ald Wbltby's newest sports champion, dlsplaying the trophy presented to her. Schmidt-Hansen won the rlght to represent Ontario ln the Nationale wltb ber flrst place triumph ln the Ontario Cbamplonshlps in May. At he ntriosheld the freestyle exercises and second i the figures. "That's when I was chosen hi represent On- tario," sald Schmidt- Hansen. Althougb the Ontario Women's Single and Doube-HadedSafling Champlonhp at the Wbltby Yacht Club was plagued with unsettled weather over the weekend, organizers stili managed to get ln three races, enough to quallfy six boats for the national champlonablps i 1987. Only 14 boats were en- tered for the two day ement but, accordlng te WYC race commlttee chairman Mandy Town- send, the entrants reprumetad moit of the provlnce's best women sailors. "Thee wus a Laser regattehliontel over the weekend too and I gueha a lot of the cern- munity clubs wth boats klnd of pick and chose but those that showed up wqie mastiy the top coxpetltor who were looking to quallfy i the nationals," nid Town- sendonMonday. Ln addition to the poor tUrnot, organizers had hi contend wth shlfting wlnds wblch reached a peak around noon and -Saturday only te falI off for the rest of the weekend. Townsend sald two races were run Saturday morning wth good wlnds but during Like anl true cham.- pions, It was work and dedication that brought ber the vctory. She practices and sktates out of Wheelles roller-skatlng hall on Burns St. She la a mein- ber of the Zodlac roller- sktating club whlch as 28 members and Schmidt- Hansen acknowledges her coach, Lee Doimore, was an Im- portant Ingredient in ber success. She, practices an average of il hours a week and when space la unavailable at Wheelies, she travels to Hamilton to practice. Equlpment ilaa necesslty I any sport and roler-skatlng la no exception. Boots alone for the competitors, wlthout wheels, can cost anywhere from $25 to $Mo. "You wear different boots for different com- petitlons," explalned Schmildt-Hansen. "For Instance, wltb figures the boot bas to be stiffer to do the routines." Routines wblch involve axles and double jumps. Add skates t thie boots, wltb dfferent wheels for different competitions and a pair of skates can cost $1,000. "And you1 shod always have two pairs of skates," said Scb- the third race Saturday afternoon the wind feel off and It took racers an hour and a half just hi complete the three quarter mile wlndward leg ofthie traigular course. On Sunday, she naid racers walted for wlnd until 2:30 p.m. when the competition was called and thie final results were tabulated on the basaofthie racers' per- formance durlng the tdre races on Satur- day. Inthie sigle-banded Lase clana, flrst place went te Fellclty Clarke, second wend to Rosemary Oxenhana, daughter cf Dr. L.W. Oxenham, commodore of the WYCi 1971-72, and ln third place went to Janice Moorhula. In thiedouble-hàanded event, Kahy and Gffllan Pask won firut place ln a Laser Il foilowed by Melodieldge and Lanla Kaminaki, also i a Laser Il. 'Third place went te Rosemary Helmer and Carol Kldd i an Abacore. Townsend, nidthie Ontario Saillng Association wlll pay aIl expenses for thie firat place finlahers i each cdass travelling te the SEE PG. 16 mldt-Hansen. lIte teenager, who wlll be enterlng grade nine at Henry St. lllgh School in September bas only been skating for le montits. "It felt good te wln," sald .Schmldt-Hansen. 111 was nervous about the competition and it was bard work but It was good towln."1 Schmlddt-Hansen la now looklng forward hi next year wben she wil be able to compete representing Canada i the world roller-skatlng champlonships. Because of ber. age, Schmidt-Hansen, a novice, is. not able te move on hi world com- tdtionlyou have hi 14 or over," she sald. But next year thie world bad better watclt out for-Cina Schmidt- Cina Schmidt-Hansen, 13, displays the trophy she gold medal ini the freestyle event and a bronze won for her firat place finish in the 1986 Canadian medal i h iue opaefrtoeal National Roller Skating Championships held iinthnfgreFtrpa efiresveraff ot Peterborough recently. The Whitby teenager took a I Whi*tby Iroquois Soccer- SQUIRTS EAST - JuIy 21 Whtby Dairy Queen .. .0 Roy'sEnteplas5 Tyer Derka KWaMeWall..Anob..... 2 Shutout: Sen erntezu Durhamway Bualies . 0 Preclion Ltho nc. ... 5 Nm*rm .................. 2 JeffemucLan- Marklium. WealeyBeue Shuautù: Oit.Faialko Waterbed Company ... 1 George Cinl's RyanSllmming Breso ..... 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