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Volume 25 Issue 2
March 2000
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Cover Picture: Kris Holm playing the violin in the 1999 National Unicycle Convention parade competition. Kris has been playing classical and fiddling for about 22 years, and has played the violin while unicycling since he was twelve. Read more about Kris in the Member Spotlight. Photo by Andy Cotter
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- A review of the exciting event held in Snoqualmie, Washington.
Other Articles:
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Summary Abstract: Pictures of the new National Champions and of the events from this very well organized and successful convention. Talk about it in the forums!
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Kristen Donohoo and Andy Cotter charmed and amused the audience and the judges with their creative routine, earning the National Pairs Champions title.
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First-time National Freestyle Champion Kristen Donohoo (Twin City Unicycle Club, Minnesota) performed an amazingly difficult routine that was excellently choreographed.
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Joseph Campbell, from California, shows his winning style in the long-jump event. A new event this year, Joseph managed to out leap his competition with an impressive 1.5 m.
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Kris Holm, from Vancouver, Canada, the National MUni Champion, shows his amazing hopping skill as he achieves a new world record of 0.6 m in the height-hopping event.
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With an amazing 55 members, the Panther Pride Demo Team, Washington, put on a great show in the Saturday morning parade through the beautiful town of Snoqualmie, WA.
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Creativity is normal for this couple, the runner-up National Pairs Champions. Count on Lindsey Johnson and Colin Schworer (TCUC-MN) to put on an innovative and entertaining performance.
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The Twin City Unicycle Club of Minnesota swing-danced their way to their fifth consecutive National Club Freestyle Champion title.
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Six-year-old Spencer Johnson (Unicycle Team of Minnesota) is already an old pro at seat dragging, an IUF Level 9 skill.
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Katy Lord (Panther Pride, Washington) does a great job crank idling during her Freestyle routine.
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With a winning smile, Dedra Divine (Twin City Unicycle Club, Minnesota) grabbed the runner-up title in the Junior National Freestyle event.
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Dustin Kelm (Minnesota) demonstrates his winning style during his Freestyle routine. Dustin is the National Unicycle Champion in Individual Freestyle for the 3rd time.
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Two-time award winners Ashley Wood (left) and Dedra Divine (Twin City Unicycle Club, Minnesota) during their crowd-pleasing Junior Pairs National Champion performance.
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Teresa and Sem Abrahams, long-time favorite performers, showed one of their polished acts in the Public Show. Here Sem is balancing precariously on one chair leg, which is resting in the top of a bottle!
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Expert male racers for the one-foot race. The winner of this race was Ryan Wood (Twin City Unicycle Club, Minnesota), 5th from left.
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Competitors line up for the Expert Women’s final heat in the wheel-walk race.
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Gary Kanuch in a 10.8-mile hillclimb that ascents 3,249 feet to the 3,849-foot summit of Mt. Diablo.
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A Devil of a Mountain Hillclimb: Riding the Mount Diablo Challenge
by Gary Kanuch
Summary Abstract: Nine hundred bicyclists and one guy on a unicycle take on the mountain climb challenge, riding over 10 miles to the top.
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Twelve-year-old expert on the ultimate wheel performs in Branson, Missouri, with his parents in "Cirque Fantastique."
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Anthony Soumiatin: The Ultimate Performer.
Summary Abstract: Twelve-year-old Anthony Soumiatin has learned some pretty interesting tricks since he began riding a unicycle at age 4. But one of his most intriguing tricks - his specialty - is to ride an ultimate wheel. Talk about it in the forums!
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Kevin "Gilby" Gilbertson took advantage of a brick wall to help create this mocking picture of a jump mount. While Kevin didn’t try to land the mount, there are rumors that it could be possible!
Talk about it in the forums!
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