Speedskating & Speedskaters

Kane County Chronicle
Austin Kleba set to continue rise in speedskating world
Kane County Chronicle
Luckily, that first foray as a speedskater didn't deter him. Kleba, who turns 18 on July 27, is one of the elite young speedsters in the country. As it turns out, a cluster of hockey injuries that led to him donning speed skates might have been the ...

Rappler
PH ice athletes aim to bag gold medals in SEA Games
Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines hopes to bring home medals when it participates in ice hockey, figure skating, and speed skating in the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from August 19 to 31. The Philippines bets in the ...

Korea JoongAng Daily
Wanted: Buyers for six Olympic venues
Korea JoongAng Daily
The Gangneung Oval, which will host the speed-skating events and which the distribution company asked to use after the Games, has two floors above ground and two floors below. There's a double track 400 meters (1,300 feet) in length, and the space can ...

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Yonhap News
S. Korea's two leading short track stars say PyeongChang 2018 pressure no problem
Yonhap News
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two leading stars in women's short track speed skating said Tuesday that they are not concerned about the pressure of satisfying home fans at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Shim Suk-hee and Choi Min-jeong ...
Passion in the air 200 days from the start of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018Around the Rings (subscription)
Countdown to PyeongChang Winter Olympics reaches 200 days: hostThe Korea Herald

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KUTV 2News
Web Exclusive: Allison Baver describes what speed skating feels ...
KUTV 2News
(KUTV) Allison Baver has been skating since she was young, both in the roller rink and on the ice.And if you want to get into speed skating, it takes a lot of focus.

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Sport1.de
Speed-Skater fahren zu Edelmetall
Sport1.de
Speed Skating: Mareike Thum holt Bronze, Felix Rijnhen Silber. Speed-Skater fahren zu Edelmetall. 23.07.2017 / Update um 19:49 Uhr / Lesedauer: 2 Minuten. Video. teilentwitternsammelnE-MailKommentare. Update Felix Rijnhen läuft nach einem ...

The Star Online
Special Feature: Ariff hopes to skate to gold and popularise winter ...
The Star Online
SHORT track speed skater Ariff Rasydan Fadzli (pic) is hoping to use next month's KL SEA Games to help popularise winter sports in Malaysia.

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National Post
Getting to the core of injuries: Fitness Table delivers a workout that enhances strength and agility
National Post
Just ask 27-year-old Sarah Gregg, a member of the Canadian Long Track Speed Skating team, who has competed in two Junior World Champions and many World Cup events. After herniating a disc in her lumbar spine during off-ice training, she tried several ...

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Olympic trials: Urbana's Sands, 53, faster than ever on ice
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Sands is in an odds-defying venture to earn a berth on the United States speedskating team for the 2018 Winter Games. He is currently ranked fourth nationally in the men's 10,000 meters. "It's very historic that a 53-year-old man can compete against ...

Montana Standard
What's Happening: Neighborhood reunion; Anaconda's Art in the Park
Montana Standard
Rotary Club of Butte will host the Rink to Ridge Run for Rotary at 8 a.m. One-mile and 5-mile walk/runs start at the U.S. High Altitude Speed Skating Center to Maud S Canyon. You can register from 7 to 7:45 a.m. at the High Altitude Speed Skating Center.

Alaska Highway News
Speedskater Jamie Lee sets her sights on Olympic trials
Alaska Highway News
Yet that is the goal of Jamie Lee, the Fort St. John short track speedskating product who now lives in Calgary. She is headed to the 2018 Winter Olympic tryouts in Montreal from August 12 to 20. “I'm excited and looking forward to the experience, it ...

Local sports announcements
Montana Standard
--The Rotary Club of Butte will host its Rink to Ridge Run for Rotary, a 1- and 5-mile walk/run event, at 8 a.m. Saturday at the U.S. High Altitude Speed Skating Center. This year's event will be in honor of Floyd Bossard, a 37-year member of the ...

Chinadaily USA
Sport aids development of disabled[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
Chinadaily USA
Every time a team member calls her Mother Coach, Zhang Jie gets a warm feeling inside.

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Caledonia Courier
Falcon speed-skater on Canadian National Team
Caledonia Courier
Fort St. James skater Jamie Macdonald has been named to the National Team for 2017 – 2018. And for the first time Jamie will have an “A” card from Sport Canada which is a monthly stipend to help with training and competing expenses. The “A” means ...

Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Clipper speed skating for Canada - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Vanderhoof Clippers speed skater Alison Desmerais has been named to the Canada National Development team. She will likely get a Canadian skin suit to ...

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Chilliwack Progress
Retiring speedskater Alec Janssens looks forward to whatever's next ...
Chilliwack Progress
The sport was his life for a decade-plus and now the Chilliwack native looks for a new challenge. Eric Welsh; Tue Jul 18th, 2017 1:30am; Sports. Every elite ...

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Chilliwack Progress
Retiring speedskater Alec Janssens looks forward to whatever's next ...
Chilliwack Progress
The sport was his life for a decade-plus and now the Chilliwack native looks for a new challenge. Eric Welsh; Tue Jul 18th, 2017 1:30am; Sports. Every elite ...

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The Beverly Review
Special Olympics names Nagle as executive director
The Beverly Review
... Shimoda, a Mt. Greenwood resident who participates in the Mt. Greenwood Special Recreation Association, received a hero's sendoff as he departed for the Special Olympics World Games in Austria, where he won gold and silver medals in speedskating.

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Yonhap News
(LEAD) S. Korean-born Russian short tracker wants to enjoy self at ...
Yonhap News
SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- At the advanced age of 31, Victor An, South Korean-born Russian short track speed skater, knows next year's Winter Olympics in his ...

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Local sports announcements July 17
Montana Standard
The Rotary Club of Butte will host its Rink to Ridge Run for Rotary, a 1- and 5-mile walk/run event, at 8 a.m. Saturday at the U.S. High Altitude Speed Skating Center. This year's event will be in honor of Floyd Bossard, a 37-year member of the Rotary ...