Joey Russell: Another Canadian Skater

source:The Aurora
Last updated at 2:39 PM on 15/10/08

ROBIN SHORT
Transcontinental Media

Olympic Dream Within Reach

Buttle’s retirement opens door to skater like Joey Russell.

Here is a link to photo of Joey:
http://tracings.net/russ-joey.html

Labrador City figure skater Joey Russell has his sights set on the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a target that just got a little bigger with the sudden retirement of reigning world champion Jeffrey Buttle last month.

“Every year you go into the season thinking it’s going to be your best and you want to train your hardest so that you can rise above whoever is in your field,” Russell said. “It’s sad to see Jeff leave because he is a training mate. It’s sad, but at the same time it’s great for people like me who are so close to being in the top three. I would really like to seize this opportunity.”

Link to whole article:
http://www.theaurora.ca/index.cfm?sid=180617&sc=299