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Continued from page 25 they ever do, he will be on that. Global Fat Bike Day
but you are kneeling down and you Also, in this sport, there is no
have a single blade paddle; In OCX prize money, no subsidies, no By Jean-Pierre Tibi people from all over the world
it is also single blade, you are in a federal or provincial funding, and come out for a ride on their fat
tiny little open canoe but where there everything you do is self-funded. he Friends of the
has to be forty kg of water inside the When you make the national team, bike and enjoy the camaraderie
boat for buoyancy which makes it the uniform is mandatory, but you TSummerstown Trails that exists among fat bikers. The
very heavy and cumbersome. It is must pay for it yourself. The same celebrated Global Fat Bike Day event at the Summerstown trails
measured before the competition. goes for the equipment canoe, by inviting its members to come was a participation event where

Even if he trains in all three, he paddles registration, and travel to out for a fun participation event
did the trial for two categories, but other countries for competitions. the participants got to choose their
next year he is going to go for all His sponsors, Stormont Yacht Club at the trails. This was the 11th distance (from 10 km to 50 km)
the three. and Cornwall Volkswagen are the annual global celebration when and the trails they wanted to ride.
saving grace.
For him in winter, it is basically
physical training and cross-country When you add it all up, he says,
at the Summertown trails in it is the only major hobby you can
Cornwall. He does his own thing, have, “you work, and you paddle.”
fast skiing, flat short sprints, or a Zachary works at the River Institute
longer course of 2 hours. in Cornwall as an IT Specialist. It’s a
really cool place to work in, because
Unfortunately, freestyle is not when you spend so much time
an Olympic discipline, they did a
paddling in the water, it’s nice to
trial around 2016 but they have not know about current environmental
yet included it in the Olympics;
research that is being conducted to
hopefully, they will in the future. If protect our waters.

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Athlete of the Month
Athlete of the Month

Krystianna Lazore Waugh

Age: 16
Hometown: Akwesasne and Cornwall Photo Submitted
School: St Joseph’s Catholic Secondary
School
Grade: 12
Continued from page 28 she was chosen as team captain. She
Sports Energy’s final Athlete of the Month for

Cornwall, has been playing soccer for made a U19 roster at 16 to attend the
2023 is Krystianna Lazore Waugh. A versatile and much scouted soccer
almost fourteen years. What does this North American Indigenous Games
player, her goal is to earn a scholarship to play the beautiful sport in college
young athlete love about her sport? in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was
or university, and to have soccer take her as far as possible.
“It’s that it is 60 to 90 minutes where once again named team captain.
Krystianna, who turns 17 In December and is a senior at St. Joseph’s in
Continued on page 28 nothing else matters,” she says. “No In terms of positions played,
schoolwork, no studying, no conflicts, Krystianna is multitalented. “It
no drama. It’s just me in my game, depends on the coach and where
doing what I love to do.” the team needs me,” she says. “I’ve
Krystianna’s accomplishments make worked hard to be able to play
for a long list. She was named St. Joe’s anywhere on the field.” In terms of
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