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Does she listen when she is practicing and on the slopes what is she listening to?!I definitely listen to music on the hill as it keeps me motivated Remixes by Girl Talk and Basement Jaxx are some of my faves during competition I’ve been playing  ‘The game needs me’ by Dyme Def on repeat because it has an amazing beat How do you get yourself psyched up for a competition you are wicked ambitious taking on college and a skiing career How do you balance school work and skiing while excelling at both Going to Quest University in Squamish works perfectly for my schedule I am able to take December through March as well as July and August off school to ski I stay super organized to maintain that 4.0 but also get my body as strong as possible   I’m not going to lie:  It is still a trade off the best training in New Zealand is in early September and I’m back at school What’s your worst injury or accident?Any accident that takes me away from skiing for a while makes me unhappy Some injuries have just been bad timing—taking me away from a competition or training The injury that took me away from skiing for the longest period of time was a type II MCL tear it was misdiagnosed as a broken leg requiring surgery so I felt happy when my doctor in Canada diagnosed it as “just an MCL tear.” Do you have a nickname?The name that everyone in skiing knows me as Most of the people closest to me call me by my full name The boys I travel with make up new nicknames for me everyday such as Woz Rebag (after the snow boarder Ross Rebagliati) Where do you see yourself in 10 years from now finishing my PhD with an Olympic medal hanging on my wall I’ll probably be competing in some kind of sport and I’ll still be skiing a lot Hollywood horror movies are usually better than Hollywood comedy movies but a witty alternative comedy takes the cake any day Female skiers sometimes get a lack of respect like being left out of Dew Tour except in Utah (and then only halfpipe) who have pushed for female inclusion in so many events Females of my age and younger can just take it for granted that we are included in X Games so I appreciate their efforts which benefit all of us we’re seeing female skiing progress because we push ourselves and each other in competition shows females where the bar is set so they can work to beat that all event organizers and sponsors will see what went down in female slope and pipe and realize that including us makes their events better And they can feel good about themselves knowing that they are contributing to the progression of female skiing internationally What kind of advice would you give to up and coming female skiers looking to do what you do You’ll ski better and longer as well as have more fun and confidence You don’t have to act and dress like one of the boys to shred next to them You don’t have to be like the other girls either It will help to keep you skiing and take away some of the fear of pushing yourself What kind of training would you suggest is the best for skiers? yoga (or some kind of good stretching regime) and weight lifting are the absolute best off-season training They make you strong enough to take any impact fit enough to shred all day as well as balance your muscles to avoid injuries I like to do body weight workouts during the season to keep my muscles strong but not wear me out for the next day on the hill If you could ski anywhere in the world where would it be I want to go to Japan and ski those big pillows of powder (as I’ve only skied in park and pipe competitions there) And I’d love to travel to some of those unusual ski places like Lebanon and India is the current Fulbright Scholar in Residence at the CCNY-based CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Groenewoud’s Fulbright residency comes as CCNY was designated this fall as a 2022 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Leader. 2025 Marijke Groenewoud celebrates her win with the Frisian flag Photo: Sem van der Waal ANPThe Dutch squad has finished this year’s World Distance Speed Skating Championships with a clear lead in the medals table The Dutch women in particular dominated their events at Hamar in Norway and picking up three silver and three bronze as well Joy Beune won her third gold medal of the championships in the 1,500 metres Teammate Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong took silver “This was my dream and it became a reality,” Beune told broadcaster NOS after the race Marijke Groenewoud also took her third world title in the mass start having won five out of six mass start races in this World Cup season as well Marijke Groenewoud sweeps the season, winning 5 out of 6 Mass Start races during World Cup season and taking the gold medal at ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championship! 😤 👊 #WorldSpeed #SpeedSkating pic.twitter.com/BWWEZgPL1H — ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) March 16, 2025 The men’s team won two gold medals through Jenning de Boo’s surprise victory in the 500 metres and Joep Wennemars’ 1,000 metres victory on Saturday replicating his father Erben’s win 21 years ago “I carry that name since I was a kid,” Wennemars told the International Skating Union website after the race He knows exactly what this means to me and vice versa.” Like father, like son! 20 years after Erben Wennemars won the 1000m world title, Joep Wennemars claims the gold medal at the World Championships! 🏆🇳🇱 #WorldSpeed #SpeedSkating pic.twitter.com/WjxqraMPGa — ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) March 15, 2025 There was disappointment for the men’s team in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres with Beau Snellink’s silver in the 5,000 the only Dutch medal in the two events which the Dutch have dominated in the past The men also picked up silver in the team sprint and bronze in the team pursuit We could not provide the Dutch News service without the generous support of our readers Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days We could not provide this service without you Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey Friday, October 24, 2008 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT Dykstra Funeral Homes Northwood Chapel 295 Douglas Avenue Holland, MI 49424 (616) 392-2348 Driving Directions Friday, October 24, 2008 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT Dykstra Funeral Homes Northwood Chapel 295 Douglas Avenue Holland, MI 49424 (616) 392-2348 Driving Directions 2008 11:00 AM EDT Harlem Reformed Church 6854 144th Ave of West Olive passed away Wednesday October 22 1920 the eldest child of Peter and Emma Groenewoud Gerrald served in the United States Army and was a decorated WWII veteran He retired after 38 years from Eagle Ottawa Leather Company Gerrald was preceded in death by a brother Richard Groenewoud His family includes: wife of 67 years Marian “Mem” Groenewoud; son Terry and Sandie Groenewoud of Holland daughter Sandy and Larry De Haan of Zeeland nine great grandchildren; brothers John and Betty Groenewoud of Holland and Jay and Linda Groenewoud of Milwaukee; in-laws Pauline Groenewoud Services will be 11 am Saturday October 25 2008 at The Harlem Reformed Church 6854 144th Ave Holland Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens Visiting will be 2-4 and 7-9 Friday October 24 2008 at The Northwood Chapel Dykstra Life Story Funeral Home 295 Douglas Ave Memorials may be made to Harlem Reformed Church or Hospice of Holland Please visit www.lifestorynet.com to sign Jerry's online registry JavaScript is disabled. In order to use all of the features on dykstrafuneralhome.com, enable JavaScript.Close This morning, Target announced a new partnership with Rosalind Groenewoud, a.k.a. Roz G. Roz becomes the ninth member of the Target action sports squad, which includes skiers Simon Dumont and Torin Yater-Wallace. The 2012 AFP Women’s Halfpipe World Champion, Overall World Champion in 2009 and 2010 and five-time X Games medalist (including gold at Winter X 2012 and Euro X 2012) Roz is one of the most decorated women in freeskiing Roz is one of the most consistent competitors on the circuit and is on track for another standout season in 2012/13 “It is just amazing to be a part of the Target team,” said Groenewoud “I am really lucky to partner with a brand that is so progressive I also really admire Target’s commitment to giving especially their focus on supporting schools Being that I’m working toward my college degree I appreciate the brand’s commitment to education.” Roz joins the Target team at an exciting time as Target is set to open stores in Canada for the first time in March “What impresses us most about Roz is her thoughtful approach to life as an athlete She has set lofty goals for herself that reach far beyond the snow and it’s clear she will be a great representative of Target,” said Devin O’Brien “We’re excited to partner with Roz on her future athletic successes philanthropic goals and her positive influence on women’s sports.” In the wake of this morning’s announcement Roz and Target embark on a media tour in New York City Don't waste time seeking out the best skiing content; we'll send it all right to you Home | About | Our leadership We’ve appointed our Board of Directors to arm us with leadership that is diverse in skills Nassef Sawiris is the Executive Chair of OCI Global became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OCI’s predecessor Orascom Construction Industries (OCI S.A.E.) in 1998 and was also appointed Chairman of OCI S.A.E in 2009 until the formation of OCI and remained CEO until 2020 Sawiris is the Executive Chair of Aston Villa FC a member of the Board of Directors of Joe & the Juice a member of the Cleveland Clinic’s International Leadership Board Executive Committee since 2011 and in 2013 he became a member of the University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees Sawiris has previously served on the Boards of BESIX SA Sawiris holds a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago Sawiris was appointed as Executive Director on 16 January 2013 Badrawi has held various leadership positions business development and investor relations He has been part of the corporate leadership team of building materials In his capacity as Group Chief Financial Officer reporting into the Executive Chair and the Board of Directors Badrawi has been instrumental in directing OCI’s M&A activities in leading OCI’s financial and capital markets strategy and assuming responsibility for the Finance Investor Relations and Communications functions Badrawi has been responsible for OCI’s recent strategic review and its successful outcome Political Science and Literature from Duke University He was born in 1976 and is an Egyptian and British citizen Badrawi was appointed as Executive Director on 24 May 2018 Guirguis has been a key part of the leadership team responsible for OCI’s growth and build out in North America undertaking various roles including project development and financial management and has extensive experience in the financial Guirguis most recently served as Vice President of Global Growth and Transformation and Chief Financial Officer of OCI’s US Nitrogen business and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of OCI Americas including OCI Partners prior to its delisting Guirguis holds a BSE in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a BSE with concentrations in Finance Healthcare Management from The Wharton School He was born in 1985 and is an Egyptian and Canadian citizen Maud de Vries serves as Chief Legal and Human Capital Officer of OCI Global setting OCI’s legal and governance frameworks to ensure OCI operates with integrity and has a robust and diverse global team supported by strong human capital recruitment and a culture in which OCI’s people can thrive de Vries has held leadership positions in different areas of the business including serving as General Counsel She has led several initiatives bolstering the group’s legal and performed an integral role in the execution of strategic initiatives she was General Counsel / Senior Executive at Corio N.V and was a member of the Management Board of Reluxco International S.A She was previously an attorney at law at Dutch law firm Trenité Van Doorne de Vries holds a law degree from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands She also completed the INSEAD Strategy Execution Programme De Vries is born in 1972 and is a Dutch citizen She was appointed as Executive Director on 1 June 2019 Michael Bennett has 36 years’ experience in the nitrogen industry and is a past Chairman of both The Fertilizer Institute and the Methanol Institute in the United States He served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Terra Industries Inc. a producer of nitrogen fertilizer products from 2001 until its acquisition by CF Industries Holdings in April 2010 He also served as Chairman and President for Terra Industries LP Bennett currently serves as a Board member at Morningside College in Sioux City He was born in 1953 and is a United States citizen Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 25 January 2013 and member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee Sipko Schat has over 25 years of banking and finance experience and was a member of the Executive Board of Rabobank Group from July 2006 until November 2013 Schat was responsible for International Wholesale Schat held non-executive Board positions at Vion N.V Schat is currently a member of the Supervisory Board for Rothschild Bank A.G. 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But I lived in Quito, Ecuador in South America during my childhood, so I kind of had to relearn how to ski when I moved back to Canada when I was thirteen." What do you wear when you're competing? What do you consider your biggest accomplishment to date? "I won the X Games in Aspen this past year. It's the biggest event of my sport. Freeskiing just got into the Olympics, so I could compete in 2014, but until that event, the X Games is definitely then premier event for freeskiing. That event was really special to me because my teammate Sarah Burke had passed away a week before, so it was an extremely difficult event because I was grieving. I don't think I'll ever be as proud of my skiing as I was at that event." Did Sarah's death make you take a step back and think about the physical risks of your sport? "I had to take a step back right after it happened, but quickly, I resolved that the best way to honor her memory and all that she had done for the sport was to push myself and approach skiing with an even more aggressive attitude." **How do you feel about freeskiing's inclusion in the Olympics? ** You're also taking college classes at Quest University and majoring in math and physics. How do you balance school with your intense training regimen? Do you plan to use your math degree to one day pursue a different career? "I think so. That's currently my plan. I'm not going to end up graduating with my Bachelor's degree for a few more years. I've taken a variety of courses in the sciences. Right now, I'm taking an epidemiology course, and I'm exploring biology and public health." MN – Canadian freeskier Rosalind Groenewoud affectionately recognized by many as Roz G has signed a promotional agreement with Target stores joining eight other elite action sports athletes representing the company In 2012, Groenewoud was named the Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP) Women’s Halfpipe World Champion after taking home gold medals at both Winter X Games and X Games Europe. Her score at Winter X Games in Aspen was a 93.66 the highest Women’s Ski Superpipe score in history Groenewoud also received the AFP Women’s Overall World Champion award in 2010 and 2009 philanthropic goals and her positive influence on women’s sports.” The British Columbia native joins the brand as Target prepares to open stores in Canada for the first time this March The company’s athlete program also sponsors snowboarder Shaun White and freeskiers Simon Dumont and Torin Yater-Wallace You must be logged in to post a comment. The steeplechase is that race with the wall and the puddle Most of us watch it to see the athletes fall in the puddle It’s also a little like rheumatology in that it makes no obvious sense why anyone with such profound gifts would specialize in such an arcane aspect of their obsession Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience I did sprint hurdles and the 1,500 (metres),” she explained to me a month or so ago We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentFor the uninitiated Each lap involves four standard hurdles and the aforementioned puddle jump Olympians have been falling in that puddle for more than a century that dubious feat was reserved exclusively for the humiliation of men Now women can fall in the puddle at the Olympics it’s not surprising Canada has never qualified a female in the event Whether or not that change includes Groenewoud will be determined in Edmonton next week at the 2016 Canadian Track and Field Championships She’s been close to qualifying before — London in 2012 she ran within 0.45 seconds of hitting the Olympic qualifying time By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of Canucks Report will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? 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It was then that an entirely unfamiliar hurdle appeared “A week after that race in Belgium I started to feel off-balance and dizzy Groenewoud went through the entire alphabet soup of medical care: EEG “I had no depth perception,” she says of the vertigo Your spatial awareness becomes obscured … I saw every kind of doctor you can imagine Chronic suggestive migraine was a possibility but the most likely culprit was something in the chronic fatigue/burnout/depression realm It’s just a way of saying your body is fed up.” Until the fateful arrival of this mysterious “I think I started wanting other things in my life I convinced myself I had to stay the path and just keep plugging away I didn’t care if I ever got back to competing with the considerable help of family and friends Groenewoud felt well enough to begin the comeback “My decision to start training again was less that I wanted to go to the Olympics and more that I didn’t want to be afraid to push myself you come to understand there is a lot more to life That understanding takes away a little of the desperation … But that desperation comes from an insecure place but it’s been tricky pushing myself from a new place — pushing from the heart wmoriarty@postmedia.com transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account Margo Groenewoud has lived in the Dutch Caribbean for more than 15 years and discovered the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence program bringing her expertise on the Dutch Caribbean in the context of trans-Caribbean history and Caribbean Studies Groenewoud aims to raise awareness of the intertwined histories of New York City and the Caribbean: “Just take a walk here in the neighborhood and count all things Dutch or Dominican And there is so much more that doesn’t meet the eye!” The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence program aims to bring new insights and practices to the US and endow the scholars with experiences they bring to their home communities while strengthening relationships between different institutions.  A Holland man was seriously injured in the crash was eastbound on James Street around 9:45 a.m struck Rich’s Chevy Malibu in the driver’s side Both drivers were taken to Holland Hospital where Rich was pronounced dead shortly after arriving The accident remains under investigation by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office UPDATE: According to Holland Hospital spokesman Tim Breed Groenewoud is expected to be released from the hospital Saturday afternoon A traffic report released by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office stated Rich was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash Guerrilla Games' Stefan Groenewoud talked about working on Horizon Forbidden West explained what it means to be a Technical Artist Stefan Groenewoud on working with materials for environments 80.lv: Please introduce yourself to those who don't know you Stefan Groenewoud, Technical Artist at Guerrilla Games: I’m Stefan Groenewoud. I enrolled in a 4-year Game Art course at the Media College in Amsterdam. During this period I got an internship at Guerrilla as an Asset Artist on Killzone Shadow Fall. After my graduation, I did a year of freelancing on a few unreleased projects but also a major released project like The Witcher 3 and shipped textures for GameTextures I then got hired at Splash Damage where I’ve had the chance to work on Dirty Bomb and the Gears of War: Ultimate Edition After almost a year I decided to go back to the Netherlands and teamed up with Guerrilla where I'm about to mark my eighth year this summer 80.lv: How would you describe the years of working on Horizon Zero Dawn Stefan Groenewoud: When I joined Guerrilla back in 2014 Horizon Zero Dawn hadn't been announced yet I saw a lot of potential but I couldn’t have predicted the impact the game would have on the industry and the fanbase it has created ever since My title back then was Texture and Shader Artist but we also helped out wherever necessary (not just shaders) This included improving textures on old assets and creating new assets which got requested towards the end of production I started writing scripts and automated processes then my title got rebranded to Technical Artist as it made the most sense with the variety of tasks we handled 80.lv: How did the development of Horizon Forbidden West begin for you we already had an idea where we wanted to improve certain shaders and workflows We did have to reinvent areas of development; where we normally used Photoshop Instead of sculpting rocks completely by hand But we also wanted to stay true to the style players were used to from the first game So it was a balancing act and took several iterations to get it right – to have a familiar yet improved feel for players 80.lv: Could you explain the job of a Technical Artist to beginners reading this article Stefan Groenewoud: I have had the advantage that I could use my background as an Environment Artist I was familiar with the approaches and workflows the artists were using and knew how to create efficient and stunning art you try to bridge that gap between the technical side and the artistic side of game development this position is defined a bit differently but in my case help optimize content so the game runs smoothly or make the artist’s life easier by writing scripts for example; to automate redundant tasks or tasks that would otherwise take a lot of hours to process 80.lv: You used Substance 3D and ZBrush a lot when working on the first part Stefan Groenewoud: During Horizon Zero Dawn we didn’t use Substance 3D that much; however for the certain assets in The Frozen Wilds We had to familiarize ourselves with the new tools as we went from sculpting details to generating them procedurally The great benefit of using this system was that we were able to easily tweak and update textures/materials by exporting all our substances at once with a few scripts Sharing nodes and being able to control the look of materials from one spot is a huge benefit nowadays 80.lv: What were the main challenges when developing Horizon Forbidden West Stefan Groenewoud: I think that for any cross-gen platform game it’s hard to find the right balance between quality There is a major leap in hardware advantage so ensuring the content work on old vs new hardware will need more care What helped us is that we focussed on creating new tools and scripts that work tightly with our Decima engine 80.lv: Games are becoming larger and more beautiful with every PS5 title Stefan Groenewoud: I feel that larger and more beautiful games will require more people and longer development times to maintain or improve the quality standard Games have become rapidly complex as they have to look better each year and feel more immersive we will figure out tools and new software will be developed Where we will see more procedural approaches and Machine Learning based tools so we avoid doing this manually and run into production cycles of 8+ years for example we already see this but photo scanning is going to be a lifesaver for photorealistic games as it gives artists a head start and the ability to directly place assets in the environment you get the high-quality LODs with it for seamless content optimization and integration In terms of recent games that impressed me which already somewhat adapted this workflow is Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games shared a glimpse of their processes with Digital Foundry 80.lv: As a member of the PlayStation family could you share some advice for artists willing to get into this legendary team Stefan Groenewoud: I think the most important thing is to try to find a niche Keep practicing and stay motivated or eager to learn more Getting into games seems hard (which it is at the very beginning) but there are a lot of resources available to help you figure out where to start 80 level 80LV logo are registered trademarks of 80LV LLC We use cookies on this website to make your browsing experience better. 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If you continue to be blocked, please send an email to secruxurity@sizetedistrict.cVmwom with: Connor Groenewoud just started junior high school this fall And as the only boy in his entire school in a wheelchair he understands other students at times have trouble with the fact that he’s different and he keeps poking Connor with a pencil,” says Connor’s mother Sarah Groenewoud he says to me ‘Mom I don’t mind that he pokes me with the pencil if that’s what he needs to do But I think I’ll just ask him to poke me with the eraser side.'” Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links The next issue of Noon News Roundup will soon be in your inbox After being diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Connor’s mobility has become a significant challenge in the last year as he slowly loses his ability to walk and climb stairs without succumbing to total exhaustion This past summer the family was able to purchase a $400-wheelchair that fits into the back of their old 2006 Honda Odyssey But without an adaptable ramp and lowered rear hatch Sarah says she struggles everyday to lift the wheelchair in and out of the van bring it to the side of the vehicle and then load Connor into it And while the family has decked out the wheelchair to look like a space shuttle the sheer weight of it makes it extremely difficult to lift in and out of the van several times daily “There are many days where Connor wants to go out a lot to different things It’s just so exhausting getting that chair in and out of the van.” and with only $2,000 available in government grants Sarah says the family just can’t afford it  “This family needs our help,” says family friend Nicole Tait “With winter coming and just overall safety This family deserves the convenience of having safe and reliable transportation to school Family and friends of the Groenewouds have started a charitable foundation called Connors Wheels Tait says the foundation has also started an open Facebook page called Connors Wheels Sarah says the daily challenge of watching Connor deteriorate has become increasingly difficult on their tight-knit family Connor was diagnosed with the rare disorder when he was three years old after she started to notice he wasn’t running or climbing as freely as other children his age Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a severe form of muscular dystrophy usually beginning around the age of four in boys and worsening quickly after that This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Put yourself in the racing spikes of Chantelle Groenewoud and Jessica Furlan representing your country on the world stage at the Kazan 2013 FISU Summer Universiade Your event – the 3,000 metre steeplechase – is a grueling test of even the fittest athletes You’ve put in all the mental and physical training to put you in this spot you put in your absolute best possible performance with one of your best friends and you feel proud World Championship and Olympic aspirations and you carry a happy memory of putting it all on the line and coming through with a good result you’re told that a doping infraction by one of the athletes on the podium means that Groenewoud is awarded the bronze medal and Furlan is moved up to 4th place A precious medal for a deserving competitor But you’re still not ready for Chapter Three U SPORTS announced Groenewoud and Furlan had been upgraded to gold and silver after the original medallists in the event had also been disqualified now more than seven years after that great race in Russia There’s no one else I’d rather share a podium with than Jessica,” said Groenewoud “Part of it is never getting that experience when you’re on the podium and your national anthem is playing or you’re in the race and you’re realizing that ‘Wow and finishing fourth and fifth was exciting,” said Furlan “It’s weird because you see and hear about people getting upgraded at some point in our careers we weren’t competing on an even playing field.” but the result also represents Canadian athletics history Groenewoud and Furlan are now the first Canadian teammates to share the top two steps of the podium at a FISU athletics event Every athlete who steps up to a starting line does so with the support of countless people On this unexpected occasion where they will soon receive medals from an event seven years ago the podium pair expressed gratitude for those who helped them along the way “My teammates were hugely impactful in getting me there – Jessica being one of them Gen Lalonde – I had a great group of girls to be running with and they all helped me step up,” Groenewoud said my family has always been my biggest fans and I’m very thankful for the huge support allowing me to travel to these races all over the world.” “I have to give a lot of credit to my university coach: Dave Harris at the University of Nebraska He really worked with me and helped me train toward my goals,” she said “My high school and club coach would coach me in the summer I don’t think that all athletes are as lucky to have family members who fully understand their kid’s sport.” With so much time passed since that fateful day on the track in Kazan so much has changed for Groenewoud and Furlan Furlan suffered a foot injury in 2015 that hampered her bid to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 With an even longer runway to the Games in Tokyo next summer she has her sights set squarely on earning that Olympic spot “There’s been a lot of ups and downs and making the Olympic Team this year would be amazing,” she said “I continue to pursue this sport because I know I haven’t achieved the greatest performances that I have in me has retired from competitive racing and is expecting the birth of her first child soon Her running focus has shifted from the competitive track to recreational road running With time comes perspective about the nature of competition and what drives her “I am now very aware that why I do this sport is because I love it I am so passionate about running,” Groenewoud said “For any younger generations coming behind Jess and I I think you have to constantly check in with yourself I don’t do it for the gold medal opportunities It’s just because it brings me so much joy It’s brought me some of my best friends that I have My why was how much joy and satisfaction this sport has brought me.” While these two Canadian athletes missed out on their moment atop the podium in 2013 they have finally received their recognition as champions Ruth Groenewoud of the Miss IQ foundation and Mr Jan Willem Geurts of the Sports for Children foundation Both foundations work together and ensure that school materials musical instruments and sports equipment from the Netherlands can be reused by schools in Curaçao.  Speed River Track Club’s Chantelle Groenewoud of North Vancouver, B.C. was just 0.7 seconds off the Canadian record for the 3000m steeplechase in her 4th-place finish of 9:51.17 at the Summer Universiade in Kazan Regina’s Jessica Furlan finished 5th in 9:51.23 “Today was a big breakthrough,” Groenewoud told Canadian Running after the race “I was hoping for a personal best this race and I’m very happy with the result Would have been nice to run Olympic “B” standard but I can’t be upset with a personal improvement.” You can watch free live streaming of the competition HERE Get the digital edition of Running for your chosen platform: Groenewoud was bumped to bronze when one of the medallists was retroactively stripped of her medal and now she and Furlan have climbed two more spots after another round of doping infractions.  ?? Canadian track and field athletes upgraded to top steps of the podium at Kazan 2013 @FISU Summer Universiade / Des athlètes canadiennes accèdent aux plus hautes marches du podium de l’Universiade d’été Kazan 2013 ?EN: https://t.co/DGFJPob1mv /?FR: https://t.co/ivD1e6OTAY pic.twitter.com/hIgfXjOncr — U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) November 5, 2020 Groenewoud and Furlan finished far off the podium crossing the line more than five seconds after bronze medallist Gulcan Mingir of Turkey Ahead of Mingir were Svitlana Shmidt of Ukraine in second and Russia’s Yulia Zaripova in first Zaripova annihilated the rest of the field finishing with what was then the FISU Universiade record of 9:28.00 RELATED: 2013 Team Canada medal haul upgraded due to doping infractions Shmidt was the first of these podium finishers to fall which led to Groenewoud’s upgrade to bronze in 2018 proof has come to light that Mingir and Zaripova also doped which makes Groenewoud and Furlan the first Canadians to win gold and silver in the same FISU athletics event.  What is it like to have a race result upgraded years later? U SPORTS announced today that Chantelle Groenewoud and Jessica Furlan are your new 2013 FISU Summer Universiade gold and silver medallists! Read more about their seven-year journey up the podium.https://t.co/XAPHo2ifLj pic.twitter.com/8Z2GgOABDz — Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) November 5, 2020 Groenewoud, who has retired from elite racing and is now expecting her first child, spoke with U Sports after the news broke “There’s no one else I’d rather share a podium with than Jessica,” she said “Jess and I were both so excited in the moment already with fourth and fifth.” RELATED: Goucher family has living room medal ceremony and while it’s an exciting development she can’t help but think about what she missed in the moment. “Part of it is never getting that experience when you’re on the podium and your national anthem is playing While Groenewoud’s professional running career has come to an end, Furlan is still competing, and she has her sights set on the Tokyo Olympics next summer.  Sign In Register Davide Ghiotto of Italy winner of the gold medal during the medal ceremony after competing on the Men's A Group 5000m during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup 5 on February 11, 2023 in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland AdvertisementHow was your experience today? From the 19th century, Dutch colonisers on Curaçao relied heavily on the Catholic church. Missionaries provided not only teaching and spiritual care for the Catholic Afro-Caribbeans, they also ensured social order and peace. However, these benefits came at a price. The gap to good education and participation in socio-politics continued to be unbridgeable for many Curaçaoans, according to historian Margo Groenewoud. PhD defence 15 June. Groenewoud studied how in the 20th century, after the opening of the oil refinery in 1915, the interests of the colonial government and business life on the small island increasingly determined the role of the Catholic church in society.  She also studied the influence this had on social development locally between 1915 and 1973.  Groenewoud's research shows that government and businesses ploughed a lot of money into the Catholic missions. At the same time, the refinery preferred bringing workers from the Netherlands or from neighbouring countries such as Suriname. It was not until the Second World War that local workers were employed, and the opportunities for their education were expanded. In the mid-1950s the island entered a long period of crisis which prolonged the socio-economic deprivation.  The attitude of the church throughout the period studied by Groenewoud was not focused structurally on social development, even when this started to have an effect elsewhere in the region. As a result, in large areas of society there was no real civil society. When, in the 1930s, a number of Catholic associations were formed for a relatively small urban middle class, this was fully under the auspices of the Church. ‘It's clear from publications, interviews and archive material,' Groenwoud explains, 'that until well into the 1950s church leaders believed that the Catholic Curaçaoans were not capable of social and political participation. They were not regarded as democratic citizens, and they needed someone to take care of them and think for them. The missionaries actually compared them to children who needed the absolute authority of a father.' When the Catholic members of the population were given the right to vote in 1948, the Catholic church was taken completely by surprise: contrary to all expectations, the local people voted for nationalist representation. Even though the church subsequently lost ground, the influential position of the clergy was largely maintained until the end of the 1960s.   Groenewoud was speaking in parliament after the security company was subpoenaed to appear before the justice and correctional services portfolio committee to account on Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester's escape from the Mangaung prison on May 3 2022. Following Bester's escape, Groenewoud said three investigations were launched: one by the prison, one by the SA Police Service and another by the Department of Justice and correctional services. He said the prison's investigation, which was initiated by G4S, was merely a compliance investigation. “We had to analyse the actions of staff leading up to events of May 3 and the days that followed. We had to test our actions against the Correctional Services Act. “We had to check conduct against stringent procedures we have. We conducted interviews with staff members and looked at the registers, documents and looked at the CCTV footage ... all of which was shared with SAPS,” Groenewoud said. Groenewoud said there were three notable findings following their investigation, which was that video cameras for the administrative building and broadway functions on the same circuit were not recording footage during the period 7.38pm on May 2 to 4.11am on May 3. On May 4, Groenewald said the external security system service provider reported that the system recorded a power interruption to the circuit’s recording device at the time under review. “There were no other power interruptions at MCC (Mangaung Correctional Centre) recorded during this time. Two central control room officials failed to follow clearly established MCC policies and procedures and did not monitor and report events in a timely manner. “The on-site night duty supervisor on 2/3 May failed to follow clear and well-established MCC policies and procedures failing to complete inspection rounds. Failing to attend to incidents on time. Distant CCTV footage shows two unidentified figures running towards administrative building where CCTV cameras were temporarily not recording,” he said. Groenewoud said G4S had at all times co-operated with all investigations, adding that it was their employees who informed SAPS of their suspicions of a “strange smell” on the personal items belonging to Bester. “On May 4 staff noticed a petrol smell. We immediately advised SAPS of this issue. On May 5 SAPS concurred traces of petrol and confirmed the presence of an accelerant,” Groenewald said. ANC MP Anthea Ramolobeng accused G4S and prison management of removing themselves from accountability. “The report we're getting is hogwash and G4S is exonerating themselves. There are a number of security lapses that led to the escape. There seems to be no management oversight. “Since the escape, what has management done and what’s been the oversight. He keeps saying we provided authorities with information. There’s no accountability. They’re not saying this is what we’ve done,” she said. Ramolobeng also questioned why Bester had been moved to cell 35, which is deemed a “blind spot” from CCTV cameras. “Cell 35 is normally not used because it’s in the blind spot. Who authorised him to be moved to the blind spot and why was the person in the cell removed? There was an orchestration plan for him to escape,” she said. Groenewoud responded by saying the inmate who previously occupied Cell 35 had applied to move to a normal cell. “That inmate was not moved to accommodate inmate Bester. 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Image: Screenshot Multinational security company G4S was caught out making contradictory statements to parliament when members gave details on the prison escape by Thabo Bester G4S was summoned to appear before the portfolio committee on justice on Wednesday to table a presentation on how the sophisticated and well-orchestrated escape took place members appear to have contradicted themselves and were pounced on by MPs G4S admitted Bester escaped after insisting he had died G4S said the burnt body found in the Mangaung prison cell was Bester But they admitted they were wrong when it was confirmed that they received information that the DNA results did not match According to G4S care and justice services director Cobus Groenewoud the prison was informed in February this year by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) that it was suspected that Bester had escaped DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach asked Groenewoud why they “clung” to the statement that it was Bester in the cell “We were not primary investigators and did not have access to the prime evidence,” he said G4S recorded the fire at 4am but was aware it had been reported two hours earlier G4S said the fire was recorded at 4am on May 3 2022 and that the body was declared dead an hour later Mangaung Correctional Centre director Joseph Monyante said who visited the prison and watched the CCTV footage of the incident said the fire broke out at 2.30am and was reported at 2.59am to an official The footage shows two men running towards the administrative block of the prison G4S audit and risk director Gert Beyleveld conceded that the fire was recorded at 2.30 but could not confirm why it was captured as 4am he said the official on duty that night had been suspended then dismissed for not following procedures Monyante said during the 22-year existence of the prison An inmate escaped from a hospital outside the prison Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Ministries of Justice and Correctional Services and Police on circumstance around Mr Thabo Bester’s escape from Mangaung Correctional Centre] 12 April 2023 https://t.co/bV2wJQUXXk Ramolobeng said three escapes had occurred Who are those people who have escaped?” she asked Groenewoud said there was an escape in 2002 This was followed by Bester in May 2022 and the hospital escape in December 2022 The sitting is expected to continue on Thursday Support independent journalism by subscribing to the Sunday Times. 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