mercredi 1 avril 2009

St-Gelais racing towards 2010 Olympics

Arpon Basu, Canwest News Service - March 31, 2009
MONTREAL — Marianne St-Gelais was lining up for a race with the top short-track speedskaters in the country three years ago when she had her moment, her speck in time where it finally dawned on her that she could potentially go on to great things in her sport.

Only 16 at the time, St-Gelais was about to embark in the A final of the 500 metres in a Canadian elite series event when national team veteran Anne Maltais — 10 years her elder — skated over and said: “Don’t take off too quickly, we’d like to try and keep up.”

“I couldn’t believe it,” said St-Gelais, now 19. “I was so afraid of them; I never could have imagined they would be a little afraid of me as well. That proved to me that I belonged there, that I had arrived.”

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dimanche 29 mars 2009

Un mordu des Jeux

Réjean Tremblay - La Presse - 29 mars 2009
Marcel Aubut est le nouveau président du Comité olympique canadien. Le premier francophone en 106 ans. Et il a vaincu une adversaire de fort calibre en la personne de Tracia Smith, médaillée d'argent aux Jeux de Los Angeles et habituée du mouvement olympique depuis ce temps.

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Aubut président du Comité olympique canadien
Simon Drouin - La Presse - 29 mars 2009
Les Nordiques, les frères Stastny, Rendez-Vous 87... Marcel Aubut a réussi plusieurs coups fumants dans le sport professionnel. Le voilà maintenant au sommet de l'Olympe canadien.