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Congrats Brock! | Brock Miron Hired By Speed Skating Canada

May 28th, 2012

Fong Dryskate Brock Miron Kevin Jagger Long Track Long Shot Speed Skating Canada Blog Sports Athlete.png


Very exciting news to announce: my dryland coach, Brock Miron, has accepted a position with Speed Skating Canada to join their coaching staff. Brock will be moving to Calgary in three weeks time and will be taking up a role he has a little familiarity with.

He is charged with turning non-speed skaters into speed skaters.

Though the bunch he will be selecting from will likely not include t ...
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Canadians Set a Pair of New World Records

January 30th, 2012

Christine Nesbitt World Record Photo Credit: Globe And Mail


For a country like Canada with a relatively small number of speed skaters compared to other nations I find it incredible that we continue to have individuals that are at the absolute top of the sport.

Over the past week two Canadians broke long standing world records. The one you may have heard of was Christine Nesbitt shattering Cindy Klassen's 1000m record set in 2006. Christine became t ...
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[UPDATED] 2012 World Speed Skating Sprint Championships Are Coming to Calgary, January 28-29

December 31st, 2011
Nenshi Tweet Christine Nesbitt @nenshi @cnezzy World Speed Skating Sprint Championships Calgary Alberta Olympic Oval

The World Junior Hockey Championships are not the only World Championships being hosted by the City of Calgary in January 2012!

The Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2012 are coming to town! The fastest ice in the world will host the fastest skaters in the world January 28-29.

Canadian Olympic Gold Medallist Christine Nesbitt (@CNezzy) is the reigning Women's Sprint Cham ...
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ISU Introduces Team Sprint as New Speed Skating Demonstration Event

December 18th, 2011
Canadian Team Sprint What is Team Sprint Speed Skating Long Track Kevin Jagger

This year the International Skate Union (ISU) has introduced a new demonstration event to the Essent ISU World Cup circuit, the Team Sprint.

Similar to the Team Pursuit, the race starts with 3 skaters, lined up on the 1000m finish line (centre of the straightaway) and race only in the inner lanes (e.g. no changing lanes on backstretch). The event is 3 laps total (1200m) for both the men & ...
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Gregg, Junio Go 1, 2 at 2011 Fall World Cup Trials in Mens 500m

October 30th, 2011
Gil Junio Fall World Cup Post Race Calgary OIympic Oval
Gil is fired up after setting a huge personal best in the 500m! 

Great day of racing at the Olympic Oval today. Will post final results later but here is the video of the final pair showdown between two Alberta boys, Jamie Gregg and Gil Junio (@cdnhappygilmore).




Final Men's 500m Top 5 - Canada has 5 spots on the World Cup Circuit:

1. Jamie Gregg
2. Gil Junio
3. Laurent Dubreuil
4. Tyle ...
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Team Canada Receives New Speed Skating Suits from Apogee

October 28th, 2011
Ivanie Blondin New Team Canada Apogee Speed Suits Long Track Speed Skating
National Team member Ivanie Blondin (@IvanieB) showing off her new race suit!

Swag day for Team Canada as their new racing gear arrived from Quebec-based manufacturer Apogee. This year the team's competition apparel sponsor switched from Japan's Descente.

Stéphane Roy, Apogee’s President, said: "We are thrilled to start working with the best high performance athletes on ice in Canada and t ...
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Fall World Cup Speed Skating Trials at the Calgary Olympic Oval

October 26th, 2011
Speed Skating Canada, the Olympic Oval invites you to the 2011 World Cup Selection Trials At the Olympic Oval Calgary, Alberta. Canada O

This weekend is Fall World Cup Trials at the Calgary Olympic Oval. If you are in Calgary come on out! Best skaters in the country are here and will be battling it out to represent Canada on the Fall World Cup circuit!

Action gets underway tomorrow, Thursday October 27th with the ladies up in the 1000m at 1:00PM followed by the men at 1:45PM. 

Here is the complete 2011 Essent ISU Fall Worl ...
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Kristina Groves Retires from Speed Skating

September 21st, 2011
Sad news today as 4 time Olympic medallist (3 silvers and a bronze), Kristina Groves announced her retirement from competitive speed skating at the Calgary Olympic Oval today. I had the chance to watch Kristina train first hand at the start of last season and had always heard great things about her work ethic and determination. Those sentiments were echoed today by coaches and teammates alike ...
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Long Track Speed Skater Gilmore Junio Named Alberta's Junior Male Athlete of the Year

April 13th, 2011
Gilmore Junio Long Track Long Shot Team Canada Speed Skating Bio.jpg

Huge congratulations go out to Gil Junio, who was named Alberta's Junior Athlete of the Year! Gil had a phenomenal first season on long track as he qualified for, and then medalled on, the Essent ISU World Cup Circuit.

A back injury forced Gil, a former standout short track skater, to put on the clap skates and try out the long track. He has not looked back since.

You can follow Gil on hi ...
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Makowsky Takes Bronze in Men's 1500m at World Single Distance Championships

March 10th, 2011
Lucas Makowsky Long Track Long Shot Team Canada Speed Skating Bio.jpg

Congratulations to Olympic gold medallist Lucas Makowsky who captured a bronze medal today at the 2011 Essent ISU World Single Distance Championships. 

Lucas had the fastest time of the day with a time of 1:45.22 with just one pair left to race. However, Havard Booko of Norway and American Shani Davis skated 1 - 2 in the final pair. 

The trio that skated to Gold for Canada at the Vancouve ...
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