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Shirene Human

Shirene Human was born on January 9, 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa.  She is 167 cm. tall.  Her coach is Fanis Shakirzianau. Shirene is at the Senior Level.  She placed first in the ORBIT CRYSLER S.A. National Championships in 2002.  In the 1998 Olympics she placed 24.  This is the highest for a south American to place in the Olympics.  She competed against Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan.

 

 

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Jenna-Anne Buys

 

Jenna-Anne Buys

Jenna-Anne Buys is 18 years old and was born on November 22, 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Jenna-Anne is 167 cm. tall.  She was always interested in many sports such as water skiing and swimming.  Jenna-Anne also did high jump and rhythmic gymnastics. She actually didn’t start skating until 1994 at Central Gauteng skating rink.  Her coach is Lisa Stigant and her Choreographer is Genvieve Madden.  She is at the senior level against Shirene Human.  To relax she spends time with her family and friends, go to the mall, and watches movies. She likes action and thriller movies.  Her favorite movies are Cool Running’s and Mulan.  Jenna-Anne collects pencils.  She doesn’t keep most of the toys she receives on the ice, but she donates them to the baby orphans. 
          She wants to go to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower.  She also wants to eventually go into orthodontics.  Jenna-Anne said she was a pretty good student and mostly enjoyed Biology and Creative Writing.  She speaks three different languages; English, Afrikaans and a little Zulu.  Her ultimate goal is to go to the Olympics, maybe in 2010!


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