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..t Wiiiteiiloo skating pair to reprasentCanada I" _ of Waterloo and Sherri Baler skating together in 1914. they had no idea they would be representing Canada internationally within two years. - But hard work, dedication and constant practise have reaped hid: rewards for the, teenatted skating duo who are coached by Pres- ton figure skating pro Kerry After less than two years of skating together in pairs competition, Cowan' and Baier leave Canada March 5 for the world junior pairs skating championship in Normally, the winners of the national junior pairs Robin Cowan of Waterloo and Sherri Saint of Mitchell glide into a pair spiral during part of their free skating program. We buy - Paperbacks - comics - nat.geogtaphics - texts , - alt. mags. olld book bola By Mary “upon Open Wed. 1 - 5p.m. Thur. 1 - 5p.m. Fri. 10 - 5 p.m. Sat. 11 - 5p.m. 12 King N. Waterloo ups, Cow-n dd Bauer, took over the international poni- were ruled ineligible for international competition. Gignac was ruled average for junior competition be- causehewas llyearsold. The world junior pairs competition, which J; the first international cham- pioudiip held for junior Hairs, will provide; uique opportunity for Com and Baler to show their artistic and technical skills before unbiased judges. "Nobody really knows what’s going to happen. Since this is the first year for the competition. the ls 14 Princess St. W-e'st' 1hTr%oo or 886.2370 J Seniors are welcome to join the Waterloo "Friday Seniors" at 1 :30 our. or the Kitchener Monday Seniors, "Happy Gang" at , :30 p.rn. 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Except Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m Saturday 1 :00 - 1 1 :00 p.m. _. Sunday 1 :00 - 10:30 p.m. Two Lanes Open. Mondays 7-9 p.m. SENIOR CITIZENS BOWLING LADIES NEEDEQ FOR AFIERNOON LEAGUES tor information can WATERLOO BOWLING LAN " --_-_ __ BOWLING , Dailv 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. " Game (except Monday and Thursday) OPEN BowiTITG DAILY FAMILYBOWLING Leitch is optimistic about toprxttegees'chttnees. “I think probably they will come in the top three. jute: lave-Io favourites. therrs-itttse-tottte Mariam stating me," said 16-yearatid in the iorid my». They could win the, com- petjtion if they skate we“? The sudden transition from national to intematiom al competition has neces- sitated some last minute "We have to add about 15 seconds to our program. It has to be a four minute changes in Cowan and Baier's free skating pro- gram. 3.3.; 12 Ad a pain mam,"saidCowu. A-ttemthattttepair t-to.perteettietttetr triptortmtceiatttethroqr triple. mallow. Cup! the moatdittieuttrgtamie- mmmmmeme pairs competition. Although Cowan and Baier's rapid rise to inter- national competition is remarkable, the young skat- ing pair have been astonish- ing audiences and Judges since they first began to Baier into the air for three skate together. In their first year of com- petition. the two skaters captured Canada's novice pairs title with only-nine months of practise under their belts. This year, they moved up to the Junior pairs class and captured second place. "Normalty,ut takes skat- ers two years to make'it to a natiozal competition, never mi d an intemation- al one," said coach Leitch. Although they are both young, (Cowan is 16 and Baier is 13), both skaters have been skating indivi- dually for many years. Baier has been skating for six years and Cowan "since I was very young". Despite his tttig. interest in figure ting, Cowan only traded in his hockey stick for a skating partner two years ago. Me doesn't know what prompt- ed him to give up hockey in favour of figure, skating the in junior Ina-ho dhmtm'isetttater, human 18, 1073.. g... s but says "it was just one of Waterloo and Preston arena. (Conn is still a member of the K-W Figure Skating Club and skates under its name in competition). Ptae- tise time is increased to foerorsixhoursadayinthe last few weeks before com- petition. Even the summer holidays are spent in grind- ing practise whenever ice time is available. Last summer, the pair drew evening ice time at Kitchener auditorium. Some- times they practised until 3 or 5 a.m. in the‘morning, driving home as the sun was rising. - A son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cowan, 237 Erb E., Cowan comes from an athi Ietic family. When he isn't practising skating, he man-, ages to lind time to sail in regattas with his broth- er Matthew or snow-shoe. 1i'ii'ii"trrTyftii _---------- i" - _-..,-:-"""""""'"""-" Waterloo Kitchener Ontario th Duke Sts. -exegeiseg. - "We do a lot of running up and down stairs to build up endurance. We get in really good condition before competitions.’ he said. In the past two years, Cows: and Baier have avoid- ed any serious accidents on the ice. However, learning a new skill always involves plenty of falls, scrapes and d-etifearBhaevaieeoi- was, when he is a gratdel"tttdrttardaciari: Keaiatttriestomalettattta at home. mttrettttegttttaet notComspendstbetime "satetatewt-rsiittirne rttmtir-tisddoirrstaIrs "Pair skating is more than technical skill.. You have to think in a similar manner so if something hap- pens, you act in the same way," said Cowan. "Next year for sure we'll be in Canada's junior com- petition again." Waterloo Square