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%P v r\�LLSC- c, _� Ver . On the ice, these iris are g precise x z . t w. Jacque Beane, Laura Yeager and Colleen Dempsey practice their moves at the Triangle SportsPlex in Hillsborough. The girl are members of the Carolina Ice Sensations, a team of precision skaters coached by Wendy Cook, below. STAFF PHOTOS BY RYAN ;ONES Skating team combines speed, s BY BILL MITCHELL Figure Skating Association.Their CORRESPONDENT brand of skating—similar to syn- It s 10:15 on a Saturday morning chronized swimming,only faster at the Triangle SportsPlex in —is relatively new but growing in Hdlsborough.The ice rink— popularity throughout the United filled all morning with hockey States and abroad.A world cham- teams and pleasure skaters— pionship is scheduled for the year suddenly empties. 2000,and precision team skating j Swooping onto the ice,all theirs will almost certainly become an for the next 60 minutes,come a Olympic event in time. dozen girls ages 11 to 16.They're But to these 12 girls,judgment from Chapel Hill,Durham,Apex, day will come in late January in Hillsborough and Greensboro,but Buffalo,NX That's when they on the ice they could be from Min- compete against teams from neapolis or Montreal. Maine to Florida for the Eastern They call themselves the Caroli- Regional Championship. na Ice Sensations,and their team Their coach,Wendy Cook, is the only one of its kind in the knows how it feels to reach the state. summit of team skating.Her high These kids are precision team school alma mater's team is the skaters,training and competing nation's finest and has traveled to under the auspices of the U.S. SEE SKATERS, PAGE 813