Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Basa raMagnussen pamwero wakakwirira wokutamba skating rakatanga apo iye akakunda zita reCanada renyika duku muna 1965. Achikwira kusvika padanho repamusoro gore rakatevera, akazozivikanwa nekugona kwake kwakasimba kwekutamba akasununguka, uye akatomboenzaniswa nemutambi wepasi rose panguva iyoyo Petra Burka. Kufambira mberi kwake mumatanho kwakaramba kuchienderera sezvo akakwanisa kukwikwidza ku
Akakunda makwikwi eWorld Championships kokutanga muna 1967 uye akahwina mukombe wake wokutanga wokuCanada muna 1968. Akatumirwa kumitambo yeOlympic yechando ya1968 muGrenoble, France, uye akaiswa pachinomwe.