August 31st 2010- Short Track & Long Track Speed Skating News

Here’s all the latest online ice speed skating news that I could round-up for you.

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

Speed Skating Canada (SSC) was thrilled to announce today the appointment of John-Paul Cody-Cox as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cody-Cox has been the Executive Director of Volleyball Canada for the past three and one-half years, prior to which he served as the association’s Marketing Director, beginning in 2004.

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

TVM training camp in Calgary- photo from SchaatsENZO

TVM training camp in Calgary- photo from SchaatsENZO

Through Winter of Discontent, Eva tells both her story and the story of US Speedskating. And it’s not always a nice story. But I think it’s an important one for people to hear which is why I want to make people aware of it. Whether you have an interest in sport in general or speedskating in specific, this book may make you aware of some of the things that really go on in high-level sport that you won’t hear about otherwise.

I’ll be blunt: if you’re the kind of person who needs their sports books to be full of happy endings and Rocky-esque moments, this is not the book for you to read. If you want a true insider’s view of high- level sport in what is admittedly a niche sport (and make no mistake, I’m sure athletes in all sports could tell similar stories), this is a book you will want to read. It pulls aside the veil of smoke and mirrors to let you see the real story of what goes on. This is the story you won’t see on NBC between shots of Apollo Anton Ohno winning gold, it’s not the story you’ll see in the major news media. Because it’s not a story people want to believe is true. But it is.

August 27th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating News

Here’s the latest roller & inline speed skating news-

REPORTS & RESULTS

I tried to find another video to show you The Extra Special Thing. But I can’t…you had to be there. What I wanted to show you was how Joey Mantia makes skating look like ballet. Power and grace combined. It was really cool to watch. Even someone like me who knows nothing about skating could appreciate it. I’m really glad I was there.

The 2010 Rink Rabbits World Team- photo from First Loser

Ten skaters teamed up to skate 1000km’s, broken up in 8 stages- photo from here

Taking on the 24 hours solo at Le Mans in France- photo shared by REL

NEWS- MISC, BLOGS, EVENTS

International inline skating coach Bill Begg believes Timaru could host the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in 2015 once the proposed new rink on Caroline Bay goes ahead.

EVENTS- WORLDS & MORE

The road from Two Harbors to Duluth will be smoother than ever for nearly 3,000 skaters in the 15th NorthShore Inline Marathon and half-marathon on Sept. 11.

PICTURES & VIDEOS

European Championships- photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

100k in Hallum- photo from Tims ProSkateShots

Pro masters at the Chicagoland Inline Marathon- photo from Dawn Stoppelmoor

European Championships- photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Sabine Berg (middle- smallest- in white & blue looking out) racing in 2002 in Germany- photo from Georg Opperskalski

August 26th 2010- Short Track & Long Track Speed Skating News

Here’s some of the latest ice speed skating news that I found on the internet;

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

Dutch Olympic Champion Sven Kramer who is training in Calgary, may not skate Dutch Champs- photo share here, by www.schaatsfotosonline.nl

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

“We are totally comfortable with Kalyna’s decision to take a year away from skating,” said Short Track Program Director Yves Hamelin. “The post-Olympic year is a good timing to do such a thing, and we know Kalyna was looking forward to taking some time for herself. She progressed very fast in speed skating at a young age, so it’s normal that she needs to take a step back and reflect on where she’s at and where she wants to go from here on.”

August 25th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating News

Here’s some of the latest in news, results, & more from the world of roller & inline speed skating

I’ll post links to videos and pictures later tonight or tomorrow.

RESULTS & REPORTS


Women’s finish at Germay’s X Race- photo from here

BLOGS & SKATERS

The national team from Belgium also has a new national coach, Jorge Botero. I’m really really looking forward to Worlds to meet him and learn as much as possible from him! On Wouter Hebbrecht his blog you can read much more about him, but I’m already convinced that the Belgium team will do great with him as our coach.

EVENTS

NEWS, LINKS, MISC

Revolutionized thinking for WORLD INLINE CUP 2011, I believe will be of major interest to individual skaters, sponsors & very importantly host Federation countries, major announcements shortly, the WIC will move very shortly to dispell rumours & thoughts of factional splits.

A training camp for kids was held in Germany- photo from here

August 23rd 2010- Short Track & Long Track Speed Skating News

Here’s some of the latest from the world of ice speed skating;

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

Speed Skating Canada (SSC) is proud to announce the appointment of Nathalie Lambert to the International Skating Union Short Track Technical Committee. She is the first woman member of an ISU speed skating technical committee.

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

Kosta Poltavets is now a coach for Russia- photo from ProShots

Stefan Groothuis- photo from here

August 19th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating- USA Outdoor Championships

Here are a few links to results, news, and rankings from the USA Outdoor Championships recently held in Colorado Spring. I’ll post links to videos and photo albums later tonight.

All year long we train for this. We skate outside when it’s below freezing. We train outside and sometimes it starts flurrying or snowing. We keep going. We train when we are happy, sad, pissed off, tired, sore, and hurt. We train when we are fast and when we are slow. Somehow, we never stop training even when everyone close by does.

August 19th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating News

Here’s a lot of news from the world of roller & inline speed skating;

RESULTS & REPORTS

German skaters earned two bronze medals at Euros- photo from InlineNews.de

UPCOMING EVENTS

So yes the hometeam will win, yes they will be strong & yes for sure they will be desperate to Win, it will be tough for the visitors, even without the altidude situaion

MISC & NEWS

SKATERS & BLOGS

August 18th 2010- Long Track Speed Skating News

Here’s some of the latest from the world of long track speed skating;

TVM training camp in St-Moritz- photo from SchaatsENZO

Stefan Groothuis- photo from here

Ids Postma and Anni Friesinger’s wedding- photo from here

Summer training in Norway- photo from Kirsti Biseth

Germany’s Hugo Dallman gives ski jumping a shot- photo from here

Summer racing in Norway- photo from Kirsti Biseth

TVM training camp in St-Moritz- photo from SchaatsENZO

TVM training camp in St-Moritz- photo from SchaatsENZO

August 17th 2010- Short Track Speed Skating News

Here’s some of the latest short track speed skating news & online material;

Young skaters from the Toronto-area: Alex Zawada, William Preudhomme, Kevin Ryu Sun, Shan Shukla, and Chester Roxas having fun in Calgary- photo from Shan Shukla

Lee Seung-hoon, an Olympic gold medalist in long-track speed skating, is interested in competing in both short-track and long-track events at the Asian Winter Games next year.

Racing (and falling) in Montreal- photo from Patrick Richer

BÁ and Peter working on technique- photo from A’ rolling: kilo & skates

CadoMotus XT- photo from here

August 13th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating- 24 Hours Roller Montreal & European Champs

Here’s some of the online material floating around about last weekend’s 24 Hours Roller Montreal & the recent European Championships;

24 HOURS ROLLER MONTREAL

Photo from cor1000

Photo from Jade Pauley

VRL Le Club- photo from Marie Candelier

Photo from Dave Belval

Solo skaters- photo from Francoise Dogocho Michaud

Photo from Francoise Dogocho Michaud

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Women’s marathon- photo from Georg Opperskalski