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WHEN BOB STYAN of the national ski team went to Simon Fraser University the other day with bis teammates for

strength testing, they knew it would be a tough time. Here, Styan tests out the knee he injured in January on “Cybex
fi”, a strength measuring device. (lan Smith photos)

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By ANDY FRASER

Bob Styan of North
Vancouver is a member
of the Canadian
National ski team. No,
he’s not one of the ‘big’
names like Read, Pod-
borski, Irwin or
Murray, but the young
athlete will be making
his mark on the Inter-
national circuit, per-
haps even this winter.

Styan, and the other
members of the famous
Canadian skiers were on the
West Coast last week taking
some grueling fitness tests at
Simon Fraser University’s
kinesiology department
before heading off to
Switzerland for some down-
hill and Giant Slalom
training.

For the North Shore resi-
dent, this will be a ‘come-
back’ year. Last January
Styan suffered torn liga-
ments in his knee, and has
been on a recovery program
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excellent eighth and ninth
place finishes in two down-
hill races in New Zealand the
end of July, his first compe-
tition six months to the day
after his injury.

After a relatively quiet
August, it was back to train-
ing for Styan and the team
with the Switzerland training
being followed by dryland
work then on to Austria for
more downhill work.

Styan and the other mem-
bers of the national ski team
are looking forward toexcel-
lent snow conditions in
Europe this winter. The cool
summer has meant good
buildups of snow in the
mountains and on the
glaciers.

Even though the big
names of the Canadians are
still expected to be high on
the list, Styan and other
young members of the team
are planning on making this
winter a Coming out party
for even bigger things from
Canadians in the world of
international skiing.

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