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Read this article - a great summary of our history and achievements by Jenn Boone & Sandy Smith.

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Skaters take aim at nationals

Dave Winer
(Jan. 23, 2007)

Four teams from Mississauga will by vying for trips to the Canadian national synchronized skating championships when they compete at the Central Ontario Regionals competition this weekend in North Bay.

With all the Mississauga teams earning strong results this season, there's a good chance the city will be well represented at the national championships in Chicoutimi, Quebec later this year.

Ice Precise enters the regionals as the defending Canadian Festival Adult champions.

Meanwhile, Ice-E Motion and Mystic Motion skated away with silver medals at last year's nationals in the Junior and Novice categories.

Also favoured to win this weekend is Ice Precise, the three-time Ontario Festival Masters champions.

More than 100 teams will be competing for gold when the competition begins this Friday in North Bay.

Masters Synchronized Skating Team Earns Gold Medal at Aquitane Cup, France 2006

(June 14, 2006)

It was a trip that will never be forgotten by the members of the Mississauga Ice Precise masters synchronized skating team.

This month, the team, whose members range in age from early-thirties to mid-sixties, travelled to Bordeaux, France to compete in the masters category of the Aquitane Cup, an international synchronized skating event.

The Mississauga Ice Precise were impressive at the event and came home as the gold medallists.

Here is an account of the team’s experience at the event from Dorothy Byers, a member of the Mississauga Ice Precise masters synchronized skating team.

We went to France because we wanted to compete beyond the Regional level, which at the current juncture is the highest level of competition available to a masters team. As three-time regional champions, wishing that there was a place for us at the national level, the team decided to take on the challenge of international competition. We went to France knowing that we had worked very hard, both in practice and in planning our trip.

Our expectations for success we high, but none of us would have guessed that we would come home as the gold medallists. For the first time in our skating careers, we were on the ice accepting our medals. Our team was presented with flowers, a beautiful Lalique plaque and the Masters Aquitane Cup. The Canadian national anthem was played and all of us were quite overcome with emotion. We were standing on ice in France, accepting congratulations from the second and third-place teams from France and Finland. It was an experience that none of us could have imagined or will forget.

The next day the Pessac Club was hosting a gala. We were invited to skate our program, to represent Canada, and were given the honour of being the last performance of the evening. The audience exploded into a standing ovation; we were so overwhelmed and proud to represent our nation that many of us were in tears.

There were two other Canadian teams at the competition, both in the adult category, representing Port Stanley and Gloucester. After the podium presentations, we gathered in a huge circle around the Canadian flag. Our competitors recognized our national pride; applause filled the area as “les Canadiens” skated a simple footwork circle together. I don’t think our hosts will ever forget the spirit demonstrated.

As we were travelling, dressed in team gear, we created quite a stir. We were asked many times about the nature of our team. The resounding comment could be paraphrased as, “You go girls!! That’s awesome,” and “you’re how old???” On the way home, one of the other passengers, a Canadian, once he understood who we were, asked, “How did you do?” We knew instantly by this comment that we were not just on the ice as a team from Mississauga, Ontario, but from Canada and we were international champions. Not bad for a group of women who have been on the ice for many, many years throughout their life times, not only on their own blades, but, in most cases, on the ice with little ones who’s skates we’ve laced. It is our children who cheer us on - an interesting turn of tables for those of us who cheered them on for years. What could be a more dramatic illustration of skating for life?

Skate Canada congratulates the Mississauga Ice Precise masters synchronized skating team on their gold medal and outstanding performance in France.

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Skaters qualify for national championships

The Mississauga News
(Feb 1, 2006)

Hamilton may not be a tourist destination, but when it comes to synchronized skating, there's no place competitors would rather be come March 2-5.
Three Mississauga teams, coached by Nita Patel, qualified for the BMO Group Skate National Synchronized Skating Championships in Hamilton with top-three performances at the provincials in Fort Erie over the weekend.

Both the Mississauga Motion Novice and Junior Festival teams had third-place finishes, while the Ice Precise Adult Festival team placed first.

The Novices will be in Hamilton defending their national title, while the Juniors, were just formed this year.

It was a memorable performance for the Adult Ice Precise team. After finishing third last year, Ice Precise defeated reigning national champion Watford and national bronze medallists Fort Erie.

A fourth Mississauga competitor, the Ice Precise Masters, also came away winners. The team of 25-and-over skaters will next compete internationally in France this May.