Nearly a decade and dozens of records later, it still never gets old for Jeane Lassen.

The Yukon weightlifter broke another Canadian record this past weekend, adding to her list of accolades and bringing her total number of junior, senior and university-level records currently held to nine.

'I've broken some of them more than once too, but that's how many stand right now,' said the athlete, who has always managed to stay modest and grounded despite her success.

This time around, Lassen was competing in the Quebec Collegial Championships, where she broke the 100-kilogram mark in the snatch, a five-year-old record. One-hundred kilograms equals 220 pounds.

The other female lifters to have lifted 100 kg competed in the 75+ kg weight class, weighing 83 kg and 115 kg respectively, while Lassen weighed 67.3 kg at the time of her lift Saturday.

'I started at 95 kilos, which I was doing really, really easily a month ago, but then I hurt my shoulder,' Lassen explained. 'It was the highest weight I've ever started at in competition, so it was really stressful because I wasn't doing it as easily since my injury.

'I did it, but not so easily.'

Lassen tried 100 kg after that, choosing to go up by five kg instead of just three since she only had three tries in the snatch total, and she really wanted to do 100 kg.

She got the bar over her head on the first try, but in front of her, missing the completion. Her shoulder was really tight following the lift and she had just two minutes to massage it out and go for it on her last attempt.

'I didn't do it very nicely, as far as good technique goes. I really didn't pull it that high at all. It was kind of a spectacular lift because it was so ugly. That was cool though because the crowd gets really excited when you run around and pull it off.'

While athletes usually try not to get excited after completing a lift, in order to stay focused on the rest of the competition, Lassen couldn't help herself.

'I dropped the bar and kissed it like five times kissed the weights actually.'

Eighteen athletes were lifting at the same time as Lassen not necessarily in the same weight class so the wait was long for the Yukoner. Since she had the highest start total, she had to wait for 17 athletes to do three attempts each before she got to go. Then there was an even longer wait between the snatch and clean and jerk events.

In the clean and jerk, Lassen also posted her highest start total, this time 120 kg. She hadn't been attempting the lift too often in training for the last month, since it's the one that bothers her shoulder the most.

The jerk is usually her strong point, so she wasn't worried going in. But during the competition, it gave her problems, and she was lucky to complete the 120-kg lift in her three tries.

'I'm pretty happy I pulled it off on the third try, but it was ridiculous. My stupid shoulder, it's not very strong. It wasn't my best and it was annoying because I know I can lift a lot more.'

Lassen still finished first in her weight class at the championships, and was second overall among the women, behind Olympian Maryse Turcotte. The event wasn't that important in the long run anyway, as Canada is sending two athletes to the world championships in November, and Lassen is already ranked second.

'Beating her is not really a realistic goal right now,' said Lassen, adding she will have a few more events to bring her totals up and clinch a spot at worlds. This year's worlds will be held in the country of Qatar, which is in the Middle East.

The next competition for Lassen is the Canadian championships, which will take place on the May long weekend. Last year, because of the Pan Am Championships and the Olympic Games, the nationals were held in June instead of May, and Lassen had a tight schedule.

But this time, the Yukoner will have six weeks to prepare for nationals, so she can take a few days off before she starts her extensive training again.

Right now, she's in her last week of university at McGill before final exams, so the week off couldn't have come at a better time. Since she's finishing up her bachelor's degree, Lassen has a lot of papers due as well.

Finishing school means Lassen will have time to return home for a week and a half following nationals, but then she's off to a training camp in Fiji for three weeks, and then she will compete at the world university championships in Italy at the beginning of July.

The camp was somewhat of a graduation present for Lassen from her mom, Moira, who is the secretary general for the Canadian Weightlifting Federation.

Moira has a lot of contacts in the international weightlifting world, and she's always getting invited places to check out their facilities and programs. This time, she decided to take them up on the offer, and take Jeane along for the camp.

'The (2006) Commonwealth Games are in Melbourne and the Australian national team will be training in Fiji as well, so it's a good chance to train with them and get used to the hot climate.

'Coming from here (Montreal) to Melbourne without getting used to it would be a bit of a shock to the system.'

The Commonwealth Games are the main goal for Lassen right now, although she's also aiming for the 2008 Olympics. Right now, she's ranked third in her weight class for the Commonwealth Games, but she cautioned some other countries like to keep their abilities secret, so you never know what your competition will be like.

'I think if I keep improving at this rate, I'll have a shot at a medal.'

Lassen plans to stay in the 69-kg weight class in Australia, but she could be moved around depending on how many athletes Canada sends.

And it will basically be luck of the draw, which means she could end up with no one from Nigeria or India two of the stronger countries or she could end up with two athletes from each of those places.