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i . WATERUJU urnomcui - Wednesday. luiulry 20. 2009 - I! Golden surprise 0 O O C I C 0 Local pairs skaters wow the Judges at Canadian nationals to claim Junior gold BY Gnu. MACDONALD % Chronicle Sta/f \ dd another couple to the pantheon of A‘Waterloo skaters who have dominated ; 3,1 if, he national junior circuit. g 33 " w”: Kurtis Gaskell and Brittany Jones won the a F _» . 33333, junior pairs figure-skating championship in 3}, .. ‘~ 1 ~’ .~ . fig-£1 Saskatoon last week. vaulting them onto the . ("3 g " " ' ‘ if ' ' 7 f 2 “F 3 ‘ ' national stage. " 3 ' 3 £3 , . f It‘s similar to the success that local skaters , 3‘ 2 ~ . if" i “3-3 , t Andrew Poje and Kaitlyn Weaver had in the . ~ g; ‘ 5 3 , N ‘ dance category in recent years, and Gaskell ., 5.9 _, _, and lones- are hoping to have the same kind . \ £7“ ,"3 ofimpact on the senior pairs scene. ' , - x- j _ , it was the pair's first year as junior com~ _ j . 3' ~. . . 2‘ L . ~ ’ petitors after notching a second-place finish 3 3733353", (£141. _‘ .. j 33 y .> , g in novice class. tr; 51“ - 7 _' 2 I; , “3' ' . “if _ 1 Since then. they've been on a bit ofa tear. 3 7; , L3 “a, x j.“ Jones said. ~ g"; ‘3' 3 3' ‘ g." "It feels like we accomplished a lot this {_ 43 . y 1. \ 1 v_ - ,.4 »“ year. Overall we had a pretty good skate." ‘; j ”x; Q‘.‘ 7 _ 3‘35 / Jones said. f 3 avg? 4A ‘ _. "’ J, 34 ,3'3 _ . 3:3 ' 33 33 333333333( They've been gunning for this title since fig 1» ' . ' '~ , 1 ' their silver in novice and knew pretty quickly 3 , u ' j 5‘ x _' _/3 what they would have to work on before the 333.3 i . ' ' if??? if j 3‘ ,/” juniorfinals. . 33 ' \\ z}: 3' 5,1. It" _ /.-'/ “We had to be more powerful and do :§.333‘\335~ ‘f'\ _ .‘. f 3 .. ' ,/' harder tricks." Jones said. it . ' -‘ . _ «zn Not only that. but it all had to be integ'i‘at- . - Q . i“ ‘f‘ a .. '-N -. " _ a" edshamelessly into their routine. .__ 31.3 f - Q a. if? 3 ”3“ ’ ' ' ~‘ “ ' . “We had to be more smooth," Gaskell inflow; 3 _ 375311513” _ said- $¥¥311:, 3S”? i; <7???) 3 5:5“ ‘ .. . Mission accomplished. The pairs skate at ”flsitff‘fit,.§reff§zfitzf » an»; .- . the championships in Saskatoon wowed the “if? 3'4’5â€"3 “:3"'_ 3" â€" J“ 351.5. f -â€" "33>. {Nari 3g}. 3 ‘â€" ; v- ludges- , u ' . ‘ _:- ~ 3’ ' _ . f- 3}, 333" “33753435” . . » , They won easily. besting Quebec pair Sara . . .. L . 3‘ 5:33” ’ ~ 3 33 3’3 5 if; 75,5113 34,3’J 5.1. 1&in f Jones and leremy Sandor by more than 14 ”21335â€" .» M55“ ‘, . . a he , t; ' 33 33 i , -' {E3 1‘334533131’3'fl’3'w points. Their score would have even placed ‘ - my} _ . ,. ,.- , 3 ”fife“ _ . _.' iv A», them in the top five of the senior competi- g. . A ’ ' ~ f A" ." QIH 1“ a? : : $63.5; {3'3 don ' . , " ~ â€" . was; ' . , ‘ s“. we .. Despite the surprising success, the pair is ' "“-‘ ~ . ‘ z" . ~. . , ’ . N 3.3 v3: prayer-i t3.!‘3 still young. Gaskell is 18 while Jones is 13 " 3 ‘ r’ . ”33‘1‘4-' ., ~ a a; .. ’3 ' 3 ' " 3 ’3 “t f“ years old, setting the stage for big things to , . . . . My”; . “if; .- ’ . , 3’;.":,;‘r;.y3fi g 5&3???" come. 4.7 3" _â€" ' ‘ "3,33 ‘3 3 3 i"- ‘ 5??37l1-.f373333335i,313,izz”; ..::~ Gaskell said he has to give some credit to it; .» , ~ f g . ; ~. ~ “ - ‘3 the location for thew'm in Saskatchewan. f T 3 3' 3' "1 , . ' 3 x a 3;33$3.. 3 33333: Trish-j , ” 3‘ 3 3333. ”a "it was a national (competition) so it 1 . 3 ‘ ;:_ 3 ‘3 1" A f}, 3‘ 3. ~ , if», " 3333331155 was a lot bigger. It was easier to perform. . a ., _ 3 3 ' \ 3 ‘ C 37 w 1231; g 3'33 3 3 3" ' 333 There was actually a crowd unlike other ,.,. L;- 3.1}..â€" . «Lid-3... 7 ' ' - ' g , ._,.. Av; .. o ’3. a ~. 1. 7 5 W, “7. )g$,3 “of. competitions." Gaskell said. Jaipur” -. . . 2 ¢_ .. . a; - “is = “a , i . x 1,45“? Eventheririeairgavethepairabitofa .3 . . . 3 . . boost. according to the Guelph, Ont native. The x-w Skating Club‘s Kurtis Gaskell lndBritt/my Jones surprised everybody but themselves as they skated to the Canadian Junior cham- On the day they arrived. the temperature onship in the pairs competition last week in Saskatoon. Minoan-mo was -40degreesCelsius with the wind drill. first became partners as novices. Gaskell While they had natural chemhtry on the assessment of herself. "It was rally cold. You had to dress really transferred to the Kitchener-Waterloo Skat- ice. it was tougi for Jones to come out of her “You're a shy person?" he asked his part- warmbutthenyou got used to ic'lonessaid, mg Club from the Fergus. 0nt., rink and shell. ’ net. Gaskell actually prefened it that way. lones, who lives in Toronto. came with her "It took a while. i didn't talk much. I‘m The pair is ready to make the jump to “The air was nicer there. When it got coachtouainhere. kind ofashyperson.’ lone: said. senior and will have plenty oftime to prac- warmer it wasn't as nice. I actually liked it Gaskell had split with his previous partner It certainly doesn't seem that way now, as doe. Their next major event will be a Grand colder.” he said. ‘ and was looking for a new one â€" that's dietalkative teen iseagerto speak. Prix Skate in the summer in preparation for The pair has come a long way since they where lones fit in. Even Gaskell had to question lones' the senior pair nationals next lanuary. - ‘. 33 .. 7 to}! f - ._ .. . F , .. today more than ever it takes proper planning and constant monitoring of all your financial assets to achieve financial ‘3 at security. It can be challenging with so many investment options and risks. Protecting your hard earned money is out A - business. Our team of financial experts have all the resources and knowledge to help you develop the right plan to fit __\ "3 your individual needs. (all us today, and lets put together a plan that works lor you. \ f ‘i ‘ 1 n . 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