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Editor: ANDY FRASER

May 25, 1980

Captures gold in floor exercises

Anita Botnen, 14, of
the Flicka Gym Club in
North Vancouver made
her mark into the
junior national team
with a fifth all-around
at the Canadian
National Champion-
ships last week in
Alma, Quebec. Since
the start of her com-
petition in 1978 at
nationals she has
progressed steadily
upward both in placing
and scores. She
finished with an overall
score of 68.05.

Botnen was also awarded
the Choreography award for

her floor exercise routine as
she became the Junior
champion in that event with
a score of 17.575. After
finals she finished sixth on
the uneven bars with 16.75.

For the last two. years
Botnen has won the
provincial Jumor uthe along™
with the Western Canadian
tile. The three other North
Shore competitors Barb
Branda, Val Smith and
Annette Roussy were not in
the top placings

Ron Gosney of West
Vancouver Recreation
Centre finished 1Sth overall
with 78 8O ino the Jumor
mens division He came
seventh on nngs with 15 05
The Jumor tles went to
Sandra Crowel of Nova

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Botnen fifth in Nationals

Scotia with an all-around
score of 69.65 and Brad
Peter of Ontario with 107.90.

Karen Kelsall, 17, of
Surrey regained the women's
Senior title at the Cham-
Pionships. Kelsall who was
the “77° champion lost the
utle to Elfi Schlegel of
Toronto the following year,
and was out of competition
last year because of a mayor
knee operation

She finished well in the
lead with an all-around score
of 73.80, the second place
going to Ellen Steward of
Ontano with 7185 — Elfi
Schlegel was not in the
competion because of a
back injury Monica
Goermann last year's
champion from Winnipeg
fimshed a disappointing

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fourth place.

Kelsall won three out of
the four events. She cap-
tured titles on the vault with
a score of 18.45, uneven bars
18.70 and floor exercise with
18.60, and came second on
beam with 18.05. She was
given the Senior
choreography awards for
both her balance beam and
foor exercise optional
routines Both Botnen’s and
Kelsall’s routines were
taught by members of the
Mulvihill family from
Eugene, Oregon.

Philip Delesalle, 21 from
Port Alberni won the Senior
men's title for the fifth
consecutive year. His aill-
around score was 114.05, he
won pommel horse’ and
parallel bars.

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EXHORTING HIS
NEW teammates,
Rudi Krol, number 3,
showed fans his great
form this past week in
the games against
Roma and Man-
chester City. In the
above photo, Caps
Carl Valentine has
just scored to gain a
draw with the Italian
League Cup winners.
From the left, Steve
Kember, Gerry Gray,
Valentine, Bob
Bolitho, Krol and
Trevor Whymark.
Caps play Cosmos in
the final game of the
Trans Atlantic
Challenge on Monday
while Roma goes up
against Manchester
City in New York.
(Kent Kalberg photo)

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