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Culligan Synchronised Skating
Provincial Competition
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| FTLComm - Tisdale - Sunday, February 8, 2004 |
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| Editor's Note: Sorry about the extreme length of the video
clips. Each is just under 7MB. I originally made them less than 2MB but they were
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There was excitement in the air when I arrived at the RECPlex shortly after 11:00
Saturday morning as skater and parents went through the ritual of preparing for a
competition Tisdale's youngest group the Ice-Frenzie were in the theatre getting
themselves ready (right) and from that moment on I realised this was going to be
something special.
The opening ceremony began with the National anthem by Charlie-Rae Bennett as Paul-Reemi
Poulin and Colbie skated the colours around the arena then Tisdale's Renee LaBlanc
made short welcome speech the a speech by Adeline Wuschenny, Doug Steele read the
officials oath and Erin Jackson the skater's and the competition officially got under
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| The first competition was Festival Pre-Juvenile with
Tisdales Ice-Frenzie and Sycronicity from Lanigan. |
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| The Frenzie were exactly that and had the perfect spirit
and energy to begin the day's competition They had speed, precision and winning marks
exciting the judges and the audience alike. |
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Ice Frenzie - Tisdale
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| Daniel Bennett |
Carlie Bowditch |
Courtney Hancherow |
| Megan Hancherow |
Lacey Henderson |
Amy Kapeller |
| Julie Kehrig |
Jocelyn LeBlanc |
Jade Lenard |
| Taylor Lenard |
Caitlin McDonald |
Kailee Sawatzky |
| Hannnah Stacey |
Brecklin Strilaeff |
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 Lanigan's Syncronicity wore excellent costumes in keeping with the great
music they select to skate to, Shania Twain's "UP".
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Syncronicity - Lanigan.
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| Casside Falk |
Amissa Funk |
Hayley German |
| Traci German |
Jordan Greve |
Lindsay Greve |
| Marinda Greve |
Teesha Jantz |
Courtney Knaus |
| Morgan McEachern |
Alexis Schur |
Katelyn Stevenson |
The second competition of the day was the Festival Pre-novice competition were the
Pirates of the Ice from Saskatoon were first on the ice. Their routine was performed
to some Gilbert and Sullivan music and showed a considerable level of drama
in their presentation. Below they had their team picture taken. |
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Pirates of the Ice - Saskatoon
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| Monica Buchko |
Emily Erker |
Kirsten Eisner |
| Kenzie Friesen |
Chelsey Friske |
Chelsea Grimand |
| Danielle Humble |
Whitney Luu |
Andrea Revet |
| Aryn Roussin |
Nancy Winder |
Melanie Webster |
Below is the scene of the proud parents recording the
group picture above. Competitive synchronised skating is showing remarkable development
all across Canada and it is only a matter of time until it is an Olympic sport. |
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There were three teams in this Festival Pre-novice competition and the second group
to take to the ice were Ice Mania from Tisdale. Ice Mania includes some fine accomplished
individual skaters.
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Ice Mania - Tisdale
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| Pam Allgrove |
Charlie-Rae Bennett |
Nicole Delorme |
| Sharai Hoffus |
Kaitlin Jacobs |
Steffanie Johnson |
| Janine Lablanc |
Taylor Lenard |
Michaela McDonald |
| Alica Olson |
Patty Reed |
Brecklin Strilaeff |
| Jackie Sveinbjornson |
Rikki Lynn Trombley |
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 To round out this Pre-novice competition the third team was from Regina,
Ice Angels. This was close as the Angels edged out Ice Mania by a point or two as
these three teams were closely matched.
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Ice Angels - Regina
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| Madeline Berry |
Coral Borkus |
Mistee Maier |
| Jami-Rae Renwick |
Kara Schopf |
Sara Smith |
| Kate Thornton |
Amy Waldal |
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The Tisdale figure skating club sponsored this excellent event but had the support
of Tisdale businesses with a large number of excellent prizes were in a fund raising
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 The next competition was the Festival Novice three and a half
minute free programme. Tisdale's Ice Fever were the first team to compete in this
category. I really liked the choice of music for this routine lending the country
rock beat to movement on ice.
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Ice Fever - Tisdale
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| Meaghan Baxter |
Richelle Fairburn |
Karis Guest |
| Kaley Henderson |
Keeshia Hoffus |
Sharai Hoffus |
| Amy Jackson |
Erin Jackson |
Celeste Lalonde |
| Janine LeBlanc |
Josee Marchildon |
Lynell Olson |
| Veronique Poulin |
Michelle Teale |
Nicole Wutke |
Ice Fever and most of the other groups had selected dark coloured costumes which
look great in contrast with the ice but it was great to see the pony tales and |
 sweaters, scarves and saddle loafers of the mid fifties worn by the
Starlytes from Drake. This number had the tradition moves but ended with some individual
dance steps as the team was spread out over the entire neutral zone as their number
ended.
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Starlytes - Drake
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| Rebecca Bartel |
Brittany Blair |
Janelle Ewen |
| Rochelle Fisher |
Rachel Gunther |
Alissa Hoehn |
| Emily Hoehn |
Courtney Howat |
Courtney Kline |
| Kimber Kline |
Kirstie Kline |
Stephanie Lynch |
| reanne Meschishnick |
Chelsea Possberg |
Kandis Wall |
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| Below are the Starlytes in the stands. |
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Regina's Crystal Ice wrapped up the Festival Novice competition with their number.
Crystal Ice was more like a diamond as they truly glittered Saturday afternoon.
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Crystal Ice - Regina
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| Megan Armbruster |
Jennifer Barr |
Madeline Berry |
| Hayley Best |
Rebecca Black |
Stephanie Bourassa |
| Dianne Fenrich |
Bobbee Gourlay |
Michelle Jay |
| Angela Nielsen |
Jami-Renwick |
Kara Schopf |
| Erin Schmidt |
Sara Smith |
Samantha Tapp |
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| Regina's Virtuoso were the last group to perform Saturday
so they took some time for a like workout (above) before they dressed for their number. |
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| One of the highlights of the day was the presentation
by Emerald Ice an adult group from Regina. Susan Waldal explained that the group
tries to have as many members in the team so that they have enough to perform or
compete as everyone in the group works. They have two hours practice ice time a week. |
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Emerald Ice - Regina
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| Cheryl Aldous |
Sheila Aldous |
Bonnie Barber |
| Marly Copeman |
Amy Cummins |
Sharon Davis |
| Sandy Dyck |
Charlene Enion |
March Glass |
| Janis Johnson |
Donna Kabaluk |
Pam Miller |
| Sara Olson |
Kim Ryan |
Kendra Scott |
| Jana Teichroeb |
Erin Tyson |
Lynn Valgardson |
| Wendy Bradford |
Alicia Denis |
Tara Grady |
| Hody Nahorniak |
Michelle Statz |
Susan Waldal |
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 The final competition was the Festival Junior class and it was truly
a delight. Momentum from Martensville set their routine in the 40s and 50s to the
tunes of Frank Sinatra. Their performance was encouraging to all of the younger skaters
to see how smooth a routine can be.
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Momentum - Martensville
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| Janelle Bailey |
Lauren Brewster |
Becky Dahlin |
| Danielle Dale |
Kara Friske |
Melissa Fry |
| Christine George |
Erin Goodjonson |
Amanda Harbourne |
| Melissa Klassen |
Michelle Klassen |
Krista Lafreniere |
| Lisa Maier |
Sheena Murphy |
Ashlee Muyare |
| Shalane Staples |
Brittany Thompson |
Danielle Wilderman |
| Tina Wetzel |
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| It seemed like it was meant to be as the afternoon wore
on each performance went one notch better. Virtuoso from Regina made it to the top
to close out the day. By far the most artistic and most dance like performance the
judges and audience agreed that this was as good as it gets. |
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Virtuoso - Regina
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| Kathryn Black |
Karen Dean |
Breanna Dorn |
| Dianna Fenrich |
Bobbee Gourlay |
Janis Johnson |
| Amy Laing |
Danielle McEwen |
Angela Nielson |
| Michelle Pastuch |
Carrie Rodger |
Chelsea Rogerson |
| Lindsay Schneider |
Leanne Sorenson |
Sarah Thauberger |
| Tracy Tratch |
Jill Urguhart |
Tricia Pilsner |
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| The closing ceremony was absolutely splendid with all
of the skaters on the ice, medals were presented and the fans had an opportunity
to show their appreciation for an outstanding day of competition and great skating. |
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Timothy W. Shire
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A video tape of the complete competition is available from Faster
Than Light Communications for $15 plus shipping.
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Editor : Timothy W. Shire
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Box 1776, Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada, S0E 1T0
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