Two to be inducted in Sault Ste. Marie Sports Hall of Fame this month

NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF SAULT STE MARIE
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Mayor Christian Provenzano, Members of City Council and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee would like to announce the 2019 Sault Ste. Marie Sports Hall of Fame Inductees.

John Greenwood – Figure Skating, Builder

• Figure Skating Skater, Official, and Administrator for over 50 years
• International Skating Judge and Referee in over 20 countries for 25 years
• 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics; Judge – Pairs
• 2006 Torino Winter Olympics; Judge – Ice Dancing
• Officiated over 15 World Championships

Heikki Kinnunen – Cross-Country Skiing, Coach

• Coach of the Soo Finnish Ski Team for over two decades
• Served as Northern Ontario Divisional Cross Country Coach
• Established the Youth Skill Development Cross Country Ski Program
• Builder and Advocator of Infrastructure and Programming of Cross Country Skiing in Sault Ste. Marie

A formal ceremony to recognize this year’s Sports Hall of Fame inductees will take place on June 13, 2019 at the Civic Centre.

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