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Bourne/Kraatz: Dancing on Ice

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BourneKraatz Dancing on Ice game quiz
"Prior to their retirement, Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz won the most medals of any ice dance team in Canada. Here are some interesting questions on the career of one of the most innovative dance teams to grace the ice."

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1. On their very first pairing, Bourne and Kraatz won the Junior Canadian Ice
Dance Championship. Can you tell me what year that was in?
    1994
    1987
    1989
    1992


2. Victor Kraatz had already won a Junior Ice Dance Championship for another country. Which country did he skate for prior to moving to Canada?
    France
    Italy
    Germany
    Switzerland


3. In 1993, Bourne and Kraatz won their first gold medal at the Canadian National Senior competition on their very first try. Can you tell me from whom who they took the 1992 title?
    Chantal Lefebvre/Michel Brunet
    Penny Mann/Juan-Carlos Noria
    Isabelle Brasseur/Lloyd Eisler
    Jacqueline Petr/Mark Janoschak


4. What was unique about Bourne and Kraatz was the quality of their deep edges.
They were the first team to perfect a specific move. Can you tell me the name of this unique move?
    hydroplaning
    death spin
    death spiral
    hydroblading


5. Bourne and Kraatz had several coaches over the years compared to most skaters.
In 1996, they won a bronze medal at the World Championships for the
very first time. They followed this up with three subsequent bronze medals until 1999. Can you tell me who their primary coach was during these years?
    Marina Zoueva
    Nikolai Morozov
    Natalia Dubova
    Tatiana Tarasova


6. During their amateur career, Bourne and Kraatz performed an innovative dance at the 1999 Worlds Championship, the likes of which had never been done before. They nicknamed this dance the "Heart Attack" due to its high energy level. Can you tell me which famous ice skating duo choreographed this program for them?
    Torvill & Dean
    Grishuk & Platov
    Gordeeva & Grinkov
    Brasseur and Eisler


7. In preparation for the 1998 Nagano Olympics, Bourne and Kraatz came up with this signature dance with its outstanding footwork for which they will be forever remembered. Can you name the musical this program was based on?
    Riverdance
    Tap Dogs
    Lord of the Dance
    Cats


8. There were rumours before the 1998 Olympics about bloc judging. The only North American judge on the panel was the Canadian judge, who gave Bourne and Kraatz a perfect 6 for presentation. This was greatly deserved yet was called up on national bias. Even though this judge had taped another judge bribing them to vote for another team, the Canadian judge subsequently received an unwarranted suspension. Can you tell me the name of this judge?
    Ann Shaw
    Jean Senft
    Tracy Wilson
    Benoit Lavoie


9. In 2003, Bourne and Kraatz were the first Canadian and North American ice dance team to ever win a world gold medal. Can you tell me the piece of music they skated to?
    Carmen
    Love Story
    Carmina Burana
    Adagio in G Minor


10. Shortly after their world gold medal win, Bourne and Kraatz parted ways. What
was the reason behind the ending of this 12-year partnership?
    Shae-Lynn wanted to remain competing Victor did not
    Victor wanted to remain competing Shae-Lynn did not
    Victor wanted to compete with his wife also an ice dancer
    Shae-Lynn wanted to concentrate on her family life


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Compiled Jun 28 12