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SOCHI, Russia -- The ashes of Canadian freestyle skier
Sarah Burke were spread in the Olympic halfpipe, high
on a mountain above it and also near the Olympic rings
in the athletes village. Burke, considered a pioneer
for the introduction of halfpipe and slopestyle into
the Winter Games, died following a training accident
in Utah in January, 2012. Freestyle coach Trennon
Paynter from Squamish, B.C., says he distributed the
ashes in the halfpipe prior to the competition. "That
was a little bit of a stealth mission," Paynter said
Saturday. "I feel pretty good about knowing Sarah was
all over these Olympics in our hearts and quite
literally too." Burke was a four-time X Games champion
and a driving force behind the inclusion of both
halfpipe and slopestyle in the Sochi Olympics. She
spent her early years in Barrie, Ont., but was living
in Squamish when she died. Burke competed against men
until there was a womens event. A leading contender
for gold in Russia, she died at age 29 two years
before her sports introduction into the Winter Games.
Paynter went alone on a gondola as high as he could on
the mountain above Rhosa Khutor Extreme Park to leave
some of Burkes ashes there. The urn he carried was
also in a freestyle team picture at the Olympic rings
in the athletes village. Prior to the start of womens
freestyle halfpipe Thursday at Rhosa Khutor,
volunteers slid down the course in a heart-shaped
formation in memory of Burke "This event really, I
feel, had Sarah at the core of it in so many ways,"
Paynter said. Australian snowboarder Torah Bright, who
won Olympic halfpipe gold, in 2010 was incensed the
International Olympic Committee would not allow her to
wear the "Sarah" stickers on her helmet and snowboard
that she sports in other competitions. "The sticker
thing for us was really no big deal," Paynter said.
"We knew the way the protocols worked here. We knew
for a couple of years we wouldnt be wearing stickers
here. The rest of the season, I have Sarah stickers
all over my stuff." Burkes husband Rory Bushfield and
Paynter are friends and the two had discussed a plan
to bring her ashes to the Winter Games in Sochi. The
Canadian Olympic Committee provided a glass container
and Paynter carried the container in a leather holster
with Burkes name on it. During a quiet moment on the
first training day, Paynter was able to "poach a
couple pipe laps." "I know Sarah wanted to get some
hits in the pipe so she got those," he said. The
freestyle skiers won seven medals in Sochi and the
most by one sport on the Canadian team. Canada also
won a pair of medals in ski cross and while the
international governing body of skiing considers it a
freestyle discipline, Alpine Canada administers it
domestically as a speed sport. Although the Canadian
women finished off the podium in halfpipe, Mike Riddle
of Sherwood Park, Alta., took silver in the first mens
event. "Shed just be thrilled with everything from
Mike winning a medal to the women just performing at
such a high level," Paynter said.
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on its hunt for a new general manager, according to
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke.
"This wont be a long search. Were already down to two
(candidates)," Leiweke told season ticket-holders at
the MLS teams annual barbecue Sunday. "Ive been
focused on this the last two weeks." The struggling 5-
13-10 club fired president and GM Kevin Payne on
Thursday, with Leiweke saying the two were not on the
same page. Reports have linked Real Salt Lakes Garth
Lagerwey to the Toronto job although Real Salt Lake
has noted he is under contract to the club through
2014 -- a fact that might not mean a move is out of
the question. Leiweke also told his audience at the
teams training centre Sunday that the MLSE board had
authorized $26 million to spend on two major player
acquisitions in the transfer window that just closed.
The team was unable to close those deals, a failure
that was seemingly part of the reason behind Paynes
departure and Leiweke hitching his wagon to rookie
manager Ryan Nelsen. "I also believe that the coach
and the front office have to have the same view of the
kind of DP (designated player) and the position youre
trying to fill," Leiweke said. "One thing Nellie
(Nelsen) and I agree on is we need strikers. "If you
watched the game last night (a 4-0 loss in Portland on
Saturday), we need finishers and we need strikers. It
is so clear what we need here. Were not chasing
defenders or midfielders. If were going to find a
midfielder, itll be an attacking midfielder. And we do
believe weve got to solve our striker situation once
and for all by (spending) significant money." "Moneys
not the issue," he added. "We have the money. But we
have to find the right players." That means finding a
player who wants to be here and wants to make a
difference. "It cant just be a payday or a holiday or
else thats going to backfire." Leiweke reiterated that
the GM search is not about hiring "a dynamo or world-
class personality that is a great spinner." "I think
the future of this league is about the (salary) cap,
about trades, about player evaluation and about
development. I think what we need to do is take a page
out of the NBAs book and find someone thats
analytical, a capologist that understands how tto
handle our cap and make sure we do not enter into bad
deals, that gets along and knows every GM in the
league and knows how to make trades.dddddddddddd" His
comments seemed to suggest a growing role for Nelsen
in player personnel. Leiweke has pushed back the
deadline to renew season tickets to January, telling
fans that he will come back to them then. "We dont
want you to make that decision now and, by the way, we
dont have the right to ask that decision now," he
said. "Well be back in January. "We know where were
going and were going to get there quickly." Toronto,
on its eight manager in seven seasons, has a history
of failure on the field that includes never having
made the playoffs. Leiweke also pointed to some of the
teams past mistakes, said TFC will stop trading away
its draft picks. "Those days are over, that I
promise." He also said the franchise has also done a
poor job of trading within the league. The MLSE boss
paid tribute to the fans, saying he was "shocked" by
the turnout Sunday and their loyalty in the face of
the teams performance. "We dont deserve this," he
said. Leiweke promised to talk to the ticket-holders
in January "and lets see how weve done." "Between now
and then Im tired of the BS and you aint going to get
any from me. This is about rolling up our sleeves and
getting to work. And thats what were going to do
between now and January." Before then, Leiweke said he
given his staff specific instructions. "No more
promises, no more spin, no more assessment. Im tired
of that. That doesnt solve a damn thing. What weve got
to do is go work hard. Thats what were going to do."
That seemed to be an unspoken reference to Payne, who
often talked up the talent on the way. Leiweke also
addressed speculation that the CFL Argonauts might
join the MLS team at BMO Field, with the stadium being
retrofitted to accommodate football. "Nothings going
to happen until we have another conversation and you
have input, I promise," he said. "This hasnt even been
a subject or a discussion with our board. And when
youre talking about $60 (million) or a $100 million,
believe me the boards not only going to have an
involvement, its not going to be a quick decision. "So
lets not worry about that yet." ' ' '
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