Sometimes, they even cheered for us.”Turns out, those neighbours might have been cheering for the next Canadian destined for greatness in the heptathlon. Recently turned 18, Schultz set a new Canadian junior record earlier this month with 4,042 points in the indoor pentathlon. A wedding planner by trade, the Ottawa native is ranked fourth in the World Cup standings heading into the race Friday in Igls, Austria. Her grandfather, Duan Qiyan, is a former national team track coach in China. Her grandmother, Zheng Fengrong, held the high jump world record for a time back in 1957 at 1.77 metres — and she did that scissor-style.

Source: National Post January 31, 2017 23:03 UTC