European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Profile Allyson the Little fish in the big skating rink by Tony Nauroth Nurnberg Bureau she s ,1 sophisticated preteen skaling on thin ice. An american 12-ye.ir-Ijld who just won the German youth skill ing championship at West Germany s olympic mining rink in the Ober Thorf olympic training Center soul Wesl of Munich. The skaling season is Over and Allyson fish hns put her skates aside for a few months just .1 breather in her intense scat Hule. Last week at her Homo in Dimbat h housing in Fuerth Germany Alyson sat at her dining loom table. Her Mother Udy fish curled up on a touch in the living room nearby. There s a Tot of support propping the ice up under Allyson s promising career. The fish family budget this year included a j10,000 entry for her training. Arid the financial tee gels thinner As she gets better. In just kind of grew Judy of he expenses. You have to be very Rich or extremely dedicated to support something like Alyson s father it. Col. Grosvenor fish is the Nuernberg area director for the army corps of engineers. He also teaches main part time for the University of Maryland. Judy leaches Home economics at the Nuernberg american High school. But with family expenses thai include keeping College Sophomore Rusty at Georgia tech University in Atlanta and supporting High school senior Gregory a si0,000 training lab rules Oul a very Rich Label for them. Let s talk about extreme dedication it begins with Allyson herself. During the school months she Rolls out of bed at about s . I Lay out my clothes at night or i might nol Ever gel ones Icid. Her Day begins with and Homework. She Sis to school ill b . But leaves at noon to take a Hus spree car and subway ride to the Nuernberg ice stadium where she practices until i . Or later. She holds this schedule armday through thursday and still manages to keep a and b grades. A special with the school allows her to like off Early. During the summer Allyson s raining Ijes seven hours or More a Day at Oberst Dorf. And this year Shell train for nine weeks at the Lake place if n.y., training rink. When she was 4, Judy showed Allyson some of the finer Points of staling. Now the youngster has her own coach Ari Negret Schauer a former German Champion. Although Judy seems to be Tho bulwark that Allyson rests against the rest of the family sacrifices for her dreams. Vacations when possible have to be worked around her training and Competition schedule. And when Allyson goes to Lake Placid Judy s going with her not so much i o watch Over her but to help defray costs by working As a House Mother to eight up and coming skating stars living in a dormitory room while they train at times Allyson sounds like a very sophisticated lady then reverts to phrases such As dumb jul gel when describing the Low score she got from him at Ober Oldorf. Allyson wean a lot of Pink clothes but her favorite color is Turquoise. She s a pastel person. The Sun brings Oul swarms of freckles on her Cheeks. She describes her hair As Strawberry blonde then losses a sidelong glance Allyson fish fuels her championship dreams Uriah loll of deviation. Photo of Suim do j. Karl arc flan Alf Ion Trowt her fret style during if German youth Sling championships. Toward her Mother and changes her color. Well maybe dirty her Chameleon looks Are deceiving. From the front her face is full Wilh a bit of baby fat. Look at her again and there is a More finely chiselled look about her As if she s growing up right before your eyes. What does in mean to win the German youth championship Judy it s the first big step toward the olympics or in would be if ally son were German. During the Competition questions were raised about Alyson s eligibility. But German friends who have skated and trained with Allyson for years helped and Allyson took the championship. Ill never skate for Germany in the olympics Hough she . It s because of the olympic requirement that competitors be citizens of the countries they represent. The fish family hails from Gainesville fla., a Long Way from the Ober Oldorf proving grounds. Her heroine is . Ladies Champion ill Trenary. I like the Way she skates and the Way she looks and especially the Way she j jumping seems la to the thl no in Allyson s concept of skaling. She admires the jumpers. When she talks Aboul her own skills she wis lies she were bigger stronger. She tasks about precision technique and Power and is terribly impatient to through the physical limitations Hal go Wilh being a preteen. Last year Alysan Dirl tint Excel. The championships were held in Stuttgart and the ice Mays ill Bear the scars and dents she left when she foil on her Rump. I did t do so Well she , i was but she got up and sealed to the next jump leaped. And Felt on her Rump. Up.,. Jump. And on her Rump again. I did t feel anything while i was Oul on the ice but when i got off i Felt this year she conquered the nerves. Of 1 was nervous before Wen on but i Learned that when you gel out on the ice you can t be nervous. 1 calmed myself and showed whom what i can her closest competitor was a German girl Roxane Bartsch from Berlin. At the end of the compulsory figures and freestyle events they were lied. But because More weight was put on freestyle scores Allyson won. It was a close Call she . There s a lot of work that goes into winning. Sure sometimes i do get fed up with it bul you have to beat your what s in her future competing in the Junior level and finally master level if she makes it far. Even if she never docs anything else tudy she has Learned discipline. And if she s willing to work As hard As she does then we re will ing to do our Best to keep her going. As Long As the Money holds danger thro ice. I want to go As far As i can Allyson "1 in olympics asked the reporter. Alhyiun fish returned his gaze Wilh sophist Icabod ice. And there was naive conk icon in her voice when she Repi cd d herself. As far As i can the ice May be thin. Bul she s Tough. 20 trip i msgr Zion my 7, 1987
