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October 1, 1980 Tel. 988-2131

Last Sunday _§af-
ternoon, Neil Pater-
son’s family sat in their
home on Lyndene
Drive and wondered
just where in the world
their globe-trotting,
figure-skating son had
got to. Having won the
bronze medal at the
Vienna Cup in-
vitational competition
in Austria last week,
Neil .was on his way
home — and had got as
far as Amsterdam when
last heard from.

“His coach (Wendy
Sawchuk, who accompanied
him to Vienna) phoned and

said Neil had skated a
perfect free skating

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DOWN COM

N. Van skater
wins bronze
in Vienna

Then takes long way home

program,” said his older
brother Garry, also a
competitive skater.

But, caught by the air
traffic controllers’ surprise
walkout Sunday morning,
the family were unable to
find out whether Neil was
still in Europe or had been
re-routed to the United
States.

Finally at 11:30 Sunday
night they learned he would
arrive at 8 the next evening
— but, in fact, it was 11:30
Monday night before the
elated but exhausted skater
got to sleep in his own bed.

“Everything went great —
except for the travelling,”
Neil said Tuesday mortiing.
“Being in Vienna and seeing
the sights was super. And
I'm really pleased with the
way I skated.”

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