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>Õ>ÀÞÊÓä£{ÊÊUÊÊ6ÕiÊÇ]Ê ÕLiÀÊ£ >ÜÀiViÊ>`Ê-Üi}iÀà }}ÊÌÊÌ iÊ"Þ«Và BY KARA KINNA very first time that I actu- Local pairs skaters Paige ally made it a goal to go to Lawrence and Rudi Swieg- the Olympics,” said Law- ers are going to the Olym- rence. “I made the goal pics. and believed that I could After years of hard work, do it. I was at a seminar. the pair—who hail from I think I was around 11 Kennedy and Kipling— years old. And I remember were selected at the na- listening to the Olympian tional championships in guest speaker talk, and she Ottawa on Saturday, Jan. was such a real person to 11 as one of three pairs to me. represent Canada at the “She was telling stories 2014 Winter Olympics in about how she was just a Sochi, Russia. regular little girl skating “It’s such a cliché an- and training, and she grew swer, but it’s a dream up to be an Olympian, and come true and right now it was like a light switch I honestly can’t wrap my went off in my head. I was head around the whole like ‘Oh my gosh, she’s concept of the Olympics,” just a regular person. If she said Lawrence. could do it, why can’t I?’ “But I just know that Ever since that moment it I’m really, really happy, has been a very prominent and I’m so thankful to be and realistic goal in my able to say that I have fi- head. Ever since then it’s nally reached my goal. I been ‘Okay, I want to go to am very excited and very the Olympics, that is why thankful.” I’m skating.’ ” “It’s a dream come true, The pair say their per- and excitement is really formances at the Canadian the only word you can use nationals did not reflect to describe it, if you are how well they can skate. going to even attempt it,” Lawrence says she wants said Swiegers. to show the world what Lawrence and Swiegers they can do. took bronze nationally at “We were very, very the Canadian Figure Skat- prepared coming into na- ing Championships with a tionals and we were very score of 176.31, behind fel- confident in the programs, low pairs skaters Meagan and we didn’t skate ei- Duhamel and Eric Radford The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick ther program to the ability who took gold with 213.62 Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers compete in the Senior Pair Program at the Canadian Figure and the potential that we points, and Kirsten Moore- have,” she said. Towers and Dylan Mosco- Skating Championships Friday, January 10 in Ottawa. “But there are also so vitch who took silver with many things about those 209.44 points. “We had such a tumul- conversation about it.” “When you are young, goal, and you realize how programs that we are When asked what went tuous day,” she said. “It “It has been such a big and especially in the sport much harder it becomes proud of. Despite the er- through their heads when was like a weight off your journey for us,” said the of figure skating, the on a daily basis. rors, there was our focus the announcement was shoulders. pair’s coach, Patty Hole, Olympics is definitely the “For us we had Patty and how we managed to made, Swiegers simply “At the moment of the from Virden. big show,” said Sweigers. push us every day, and hang on and fight through said “Woo-hoo!” with a announcement I just kind “At the end, when the “That’s kind of what you Patty has always held everything, and still earn laugh. of nodded my head and announcement did come, think of: ‘Okay, I’m going us at the highest level of our spot on this Olympic Lawrence said her emo- was like alright—at that it was like ‘Oh my god.’ to skate because I want to training. Some days you team. It leaves me feeling tions were mixed. The pair point in time I was so emo- We believed we could. I make it to the Olympics, I just don’t feel that you’re very proud. were not entirely happy with tionally drained. believed these kids could want to be an Olympian.’ there. And she pushes you But I’m also very hun- their short skate at nationals, “And ever since then I make it, so we just kept be- That’s kind of that goal in because she knows and be- gry, because I want to and after finding out they have kind of been slowly lieving in them and it hap- the back of your mind. And lieves that you are capable showcase what we can do placed third, they were still getting more and more pened.” as you get older, you see of that—that’s where you and what we’ve been do- left waiting until Sunday for used to the idea of go- Both Swiegers and Law- that goal come closer and should be. It’s totally, defi- ing. It’s a full circle. I’m the official announcement ing and kind of wrapping rence say going to the closer and you see what it nitely a dream come true. disappointed, but I’m very on whether or not they had my head around it a little Olympics is a dream come really means to be pushing It’s unbelievable.” proud and I want more.” made the team. more each time we have a true. and working towards that “I can remember the Continued on Page 15 ☞ Winter weather getting you down? It’s time to redecorate! Fashions for all Women Kassie’s Jewelry has Are you taking a HOT holiday? a great selection of wall-art and Summer dresses home décor! ARE HERE! Discover. Open Monday - Saturday Main St. • Moosomin, SK 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 306.435.2738 Moosomin (306) 435-2977 2 Plain and Valley January 2014 SIGN AND DRIVE Start the year $0 down, $0 due at signing, off right with a $0 security. We make the À rst 2 GREAT DEAL! bi-weekly payments! 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