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He has been my inspiration along with
several others,” said Bergeron.
SHAH MAT! – “THE KING IS HELPLESS”

Looking back on his journey, SHAH MAT! - “THE KING IS HELPLESS”
Bergeron highlighted both the highs and
the challenges. DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Model T starter until 1920
“Most exciting has been the places
and people I have met along the way. I 14 15 16 2 Jazz bassist Charlie ___
3 Sending: French
have had the opportunity to travel and 4 ‘Vette’ Ford rival
ride in Colombia, race all over the U.S., 17 18 19 5 Admission ticket
Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. I am super 6 Spassky/Fischer tourney
excited to have qualified to represent 20 21 7 Big cheese, briefly
Canada in the World Championships 8 Dot’s state?
this upcoming summer in Copenhagen, 22 23 24 25 26 27 9 ‘Fathers’ MLB team
Denmark,” said Bergeron. “Most 28 29 10 Guam or Amer. Samoa

challenging is the risk of injury and T 11 Winning gambler’s call

recovery. With this sport several risks 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 12 MLB’s Garciaparra

exist which can put a halt on the racing 13 Information source
for some time.” 38 39 40 18 Ultimate degree

Last season, Bergeron represented 41 42 43 23 Goes on the offensive
Canada in the World Championships 24 Password’s Palmer, et al.
in South Carolina, making the risk of 44 25 Recipients: Suffixes

injury an unfortunate reality. 26 Bring forth
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 29 Began as AuctionWeb

“My first race on the track I crashed 30 Fall time abbrev.
hard. I did not know it at the time, but 55 56 57 31 Disdainful blurt

I broke my hand. I raced the rest of 32 32 pieces, individually
the week injured and found out it was 58 59 60 61 33 Noble, from old English
broken when I got back. This was tough 34 Monkey ___, monkey ___
because I was really wanting to do well 62 63 64 35 Cholesterol tab
for our country and although I pushed 36 Tiny Tim instr.
through as hard as I could I raced in a lot 65 66 67 37 ‘Ba dum’ joke ending
of pain and did not get the results I was 42 ___ heke (Hawaiian drum)
hoping for,” said Bergeron. 45 Mil. fission weapon
ACROSS ACROSS 46 Famed bovine
Looking to the future, Bergeron’s
ambitions remain sky-high. 1 Échecs (Fr) Catur (Skt) 40 Does not get charged 48 Faucet maker, et al.
and this in ME 41 Finder’s ‘point’ 49 Precedes Triomphe
“My long-term goal is to go pro. 5 A pack or a platform 43 Of Dancing’s DiMarco 50 JFK’s bro
My dream is that I could be on the big 9 Social scandal 44 Long-time bud 51 US épéeist Bloom
screen one day, maybe even represent 14 Media meltdown 45 Hugh’s aka 52 Trump ‘77 Czech mate
Canada in the Olympics doing what I 15 Holds the iris 47 Luring one into a trap 53 Before option (Won’t do)
love,” said Bergeron. “I have had a lot 16 From me (French) 55 Lecture word 54 Sacrificial chess ‘gift’
of accomplishments this year on top of 17 Press forward 57 Without fear ___ 56 Give a clue
making it on a factory team. I won the 19 Commercial 58 Actor Davis 59 Native: Suffix
Canadian Championship title in Cruiser. 20 Barfly’s ‘light’ burn 60 Shah Mat! – Persian for 60 Dance when doubled
I also won the Ontario championship 21 Hosp. helpers “The King is helpless” 61 In the cards?
title in both 14-year-old challenge class 22 L-shaped capture 62 Appearances
and 14 cruiser class. I got the title of 27 Raised log house? 63 Lent, not literally The game of ‘chaturanga’
th
provincial champ in cruiser and 2nd 28 Backup problem 64 Zoological suffix originated in India (6 century)
place in 14 expert class. I also got the 30 Two-reed instruments 65 Actress Davis. and was played on an 8x8 grid.
title of number 2 plate in Canadian 35 Inquires of Diagonally, a capture Queens were called counselors,
national age group.” 38 Known to tip at times 66 Church recess while bishops were originally
39 Envelope abbr. 67 File ↕ and ___ ↔ called elephants. It then spread
With his dedication, talent, and to Persia and the rest of the
unwavering drive, there’s no doubt Arab world by the 10 century.
th
that Malakai Bergeron will continue to
dominate the BMX world and inspire Puzzle by Douglas Taillon Solutions on page 42
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others along the way.