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A Canadian Invention. That's the death spiral, introduced to figure skating by Barbara Wagner and Bob Paul, who won four world pairs titles for Canada(...)
A Canadian Invention. That's the death spiral, introduced to figure skating by Barbara Wagner and Bob Paul, who won four world pairs titles for Canada(...)

A Canadian Invention. That's the death spiral, introduced to figure skating by Barbara Wagner and Bob Paul, who won four world pairs titles for Canada(...)

Date1/18/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Canadian Invention. That's the death spiral; introduced to figure skating by Barbara Wagner and Bob Paul; who won four world pairs titles for Canada. Here's a death spiral by Anna Forder and Richard Stephens; who hope to start on Wagner-Paul trail by winning Canadian title at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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