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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS James Gao holds gets going on his own at a newcomer skating class, hosted by the West End BIZ, in Central Park in Winnipeg on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. He has only been on skates once before 25 years ago, and decided that he should learn because his son plays hockey. Standup. Winnipeg Free Press 2019.