Diamond set to
sparkle on world rink WHILE most 13-year-old girls busy themselves with Australian Idol and iPods, Cheltzie Lee devotes her afternoons and weekends to skating on the ice. The St Andrews resident practises six afternoons a week under coaches Kylie Fennell, Gloria Pracey and Maria Fillipov, as well as doing choreography sessions with Cameron Medhurst. Coach Fennell has great expectations for her "diamond" student, and believes the 2010 Winter Olympics are definitely within the skater's reach. "We have a five-year plan in place for her, so I would like to see her at the 2010 Games [in Vancouver]," Fennell said. "She is a bit of a diamond, a type that doesn't come along very often." Lee recently won the junior ladies division in the Margaret Joynton-Smith Trophy in the Hunter Valley, after good performances in the Hollands Trophy, NSW Championships and the Australian titles. "The competition she is really looking forward to is the Australian Youth Olympic Festival next year, where she is the only NSW skater competing," Fennell said. |
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