TEAM PROFILE
Storm’s long and rocky road
Ultimate makes top-
to CUC finals
ten list of sports that
result in crippling
Montreal women make history
injuries. Not!
By Sonia KrajiceK
By MarKo ZarKovic
MONTREAL – It all started
For the third year in a row,
in 2004 when a group of us
Ultimate has ranked in the
decided that it was time to start
up a women’s team in Montreal.
top ten of all disrespected
It had been three years that the sports that produce
mixed scene had dominated and
crippling injuries.
it was time to take advantage
of the small lull and drum up The independent university study ranked
enough interest to support a Ultimate sixth, behind "Skateboarding on Your
competitive women’s team. Head in Traffic" and ahead of "Parasail Bungee
Storm’s long term goal was to Jumping".
become one of the elite teams in The full top-ten list is:
Canada. Storm got stronger and 1. Shark Slapping
stronger with each season and 2. Australian-Rules Breastfeeding
this summer, with the addition 3. Motorcycle-Gang Racing
of Lorne Beckman as our coach, 4. Escalator Gymnastics
we achieved what most of us 5. Skateboarding on Your Head in Traffic
thought we’d retire from the 6. ULTIMATE FRISBEE
sport without achieving! He 7. Parasail Bungee Jumping
taught us to expect to win and 8. The 100-metre road lick
instilled in us a winning attitude. 9. Redneck Harlem-Touring
We started coming back from 4 or 5 point deficits this point, the hardcap horn sounded and the Storm 10. Rugby with Drunken Sadists (a.k.a. "Rugby")
to win important games. And, for the first time in players on the sideline realised that with the score
not only Storm’s short history, but in the history of 12-10 in Storm’s favour, the game was won even if
women’s Ultimate in Montreal, we beat both Stella Lotus scored! Lotus did score that point, but it was
and Lotus. After beating Stella at No Borders in July, Storm’s rush onto the field to celebrate with their very
winning Nationals confused teammates
suddenly became
“...for the first time in not only Storm’s
who didn’t realise that
less of a pipe dream the game was over,
and more like an
short history, but in the history of women’s
tears of joy running
achievable goal.
Ultimate in Montreal, we beat both
down our faces that
If you have will forever be etched
played in the
(Ottawa’s) Stella and (Toronto’s) Lotus!”
in my mind. This is
women’s division at why we put our lives
Nationals, you know how crazy the schedule is. Not on hold for 4 months every year, taking precious
only are there 4 games on day 2, but those 4 games vacation days off of work to spend time running
are going to be against all the top seeds. After losing around on a grass pitch chasing a plastic disc!
a heartbreaker universe point game against Lotus in I’d never been so happy to NOT go to the CUC
the 3
rd
game, we buckled down and won our 4
th
game, party. We’d have our own celebration: playing in the
knowing that we’d probably have a second chance at finals on Sunday morning. We knew we could win.
Lotus in the semi-finals. And what better time than We had already beaten Stella. We came out hard
the semi-finals of Nationals to beat Lotus for the first and took half at 9-8. However, the mistakes started
time! Storm took an 8-5 lead into halftime. One of to add up and Stella took full advantage to even the
the captains, Gen, reminded us to not let up because game at 10-10 and eventually win 15-11.
Lotus had the ability and experience to come back Regardless of the loss, Storm cannot be disappointed
on
from a deficit. With the softcap horn going off, Lotus with the season, and we’re still savouring our silver
U
Q
pulled to within 2 points, and pulled to Storm knowing medals. It was definitely a breakthrough season and
all
that it was game point for us. The next point can only bodes well for the future. And for those who still
be described as epic. After such a clean game until ask us when our next issue of Storm calendars are
then with hardly any multiple turnover points, each coming out, stay tuned . . .you never know, it might
b
y
:
Rand
team pulled out all the stops and there were many be next year!
t
o
beautiful defensive plays from both sides. During
Pho
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