Two of Canada’s top athletes — Karine Sergerie and Jocelyn Addison — are fighting for their final chance to attend the 2008 Olympics. They arrived in Columbia yesterday for the international tournament, and will be on their way to Beijing this summer if they qualify within their division.
Fact: Jocelyn Addison rarely touches the ground.
Sergerie and Addison narrowly missed qualifying for the Olympics at September’s Manchester Qualification Event. At the same tournament, Ivett Gonda (BC) and Sebastién Michaud (QC) managed to qualified in their respective divisions. According to the IOC selection rules, the Pan American Qualification Event in Columbia is Canada’s second chance to send a full Olympic team (two male and two fema
Karine Sergerie: 2007 Taekwondo World Champion.
But the quest continues for Sergerie and Addison, because even if they win this Saturday they’ve only secured their weight division in the Olympics. Taekwondo Canada will decide which athlete actually fills that division at the two-day Olympic Team Trials this February in Regina. Considering that Sergerie and Addison are the National Champions in their division, it’s likely they’ll come out on top in any case. The Olympic Team Trials will still happen even if Canada qualifies no additional division in Columbia, however the results would only count for national ranking points.
Also in Columbia is Head of Team and Taekwondo Canada President Grandmaster Kee Ha, Team Manager Grandmaster Woo Jung, National Head Coach Master Raymond Mourad, and Team Doctor Terry DeFreitas. Karine Sergerie’s trainer, Réjean Sergerie, is also assisting his daughter prepare.
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