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Post by goodtimes on Feb 7, 2009 23:49:05 GMT -8
JR and his beautiful smile just rocking between races at the U.S. Championships in St. Louis:
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Post by mtnme on Feb 11, 2009 20:01:50 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 17:58:01 GMT -8
Olympic Countdown | Local athletes focused on qualifying for the Games
Meet nine local athletes who are trying to qualifying for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler just one year away.
By Ron Judd Seattle Times staff reporter
J.R. Celski
Federal Way, short-track speedskating
Growing up in Federal Way, J.R. Celski, 18, looked to Apolo Ohno as a hometown hero. Now he's pushing to take his place — or better yet, skate alongside him in Vancouver.
Celski, who won two golds and a bronze on the way to setting three world records at last month's World Junior Championships in Quebec, also is a U.S. relay team member who is considered a strong candidate to earn a spot on the Vancouver 2010 roster.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 18:08:47 GMT -8
Nice pictures everyone. Just Love J.R.'s happy face
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 14, 2009 10:21:12 GMT -8
Well, JR can check off one more shining accomplishment - his first senior-level individual medal - and it's [shadow=red,left,300] GOLD![/shadow] ("KNEE? What knee? I don't have no stinkin' hurt knee!" ) ;D Congratulations, JR! Gold is definitely 'your color', and I predict you'll be wearing it often! ;D Pictures, anyone? *batting eyelashes*
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Post by mtnme on Feb 14, 2009 18:00:24 GMT -8
...ask and ye shall receive... JR waiting to be announced. Dresden, Germany, World Cup 6 2009 In front of the pack!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2009 20:28:07 GMT -8
Gold Medal Winning Smile!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2009 13:34:20 GMT -8
Men's 1500m Gold Medal Winner, WC #6, Dresden, Germany
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Post by mtnme on Feb 22, 2009 12:05:55 GMT -8
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Post by mtnme on Feb 22, 2009 12:49:04 GMT -8
a few more from Dresden
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Post by rinkydink on Feb 22, 2009 17:42:08 GMT -8
;D Congratulations, JR! Gold is definitely 'your color', and I predict you'll be wearing it often! ;D Yup. JR is the one to watch.
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Post by mtnme on Mar 6, 2009 10:02:27 GMT -8
From USS - World Championships
March 6, 2009--Vienna, Austria.
Team USA hit the ice ready to go at the 2009 ISU World Short Track Championships in Vienna, Austria. The day started off strong with four of the six U.S. skaters that competed in the 1500m making the finals. J.R. Celski, Apolo Anton Ohno and Jeff Simon fought it out with five other skaters in the men's 1500m final while Katherine Reutter battled against six Korean and Chinese skaters in the ladies' 1500m event.
Celski (Federal Way, WA) skated a great 1500m, leading for most of the race with Ohno (Seattle, WA) right behind him. With only one-half lap to go, Celski was passed by Ho-Suk Lee and Yoon-Gy Kwak of Korea and finished in third place. Apolo took fourth and Simon (Las Vegas, NV) was taken out when Korean skater Si-Bak Sung fell. "I looked back to see where Apolo was and didn't realize Ho-Sok and Yoon-Gy were passing me," Celski said. "I felt really good today and I'm very surprised on the results." In the ladies' 1500m final, Reutter (Champaign, IL) jumped to second place and was making a move to pass into first when she lost her balance and fell, taking a Chinese skater with her. With two skaters disqualified in the final, Reutter still ended up in fourth place. Kimberly Derrick (Memphis, TN) and Jessica Smith (Melvindale, MI) both made it to the 1500m semi-finals but lost speed and didn't make it through to the finals.
The ladies' relay team, consisting of Reutter, Derrick, Smith, Alyson Dudek (Hales Corners, WI) and Lana Gehring (Glenview, IL) skated a strong semi-final, finishing with the second fastest time of the day. They will meet up with teams from China, Korea and Canada in Sunday's 3000m relay final.
Racing continues on Saturday, March 7 with the men's and ladies' 500m events and the men's 5000m relay semi-final.
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Post by aaosmts19 on Mar 8, 2009 14:09:13 GMT -8
Go get em, cowboy!Bronze WORLD Champion, MENs 1000m, Austria 2007 ...and in mighty fine company, yes sir, mighty fine company
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Post by aaosmts19 on Mar 8, 2009 14:34:07 GMT -8
www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-03-08-589183868_x.htmSouth Korea, China dominate at short track worlds \ VIENNA (AP) — J.R. Celski of the United States won the 3,000-meter title and finished third in the 1,000 at the Short Track Speedskating World Championships on Sunday.South Korea and China dominated the third day of the competition. South Korea's Lee Ho-suk won the 1,000 in 1:33.060, ahead of American Apolo Anton Ohno, who finished in 1:33.262. Celski was third but followed up by winning the 3,000 in 4:48.444. Lee was second in that event, with Canada's Charles Hamelin taking bronze.The United States won the men's 5,000 relay in 6:51.400, ahead of China and Japan. China won the women's 3,000 relay in 4:10.531, with South Korea taking silver and Canada getting bronze. China's Wang Meng, who won Saturday's 500-meter race, took the women's 1,000 in 1:29.878, ahead of South Korea's Kim Min-jung with 1:29.988. China's Zhou Yang won the 3,000-meter title in 4:58.955. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Mar 14, 2009 13:18:25 GMT -8
J.R. at the World Team Championships, Heerenveen, Netherlands... Photo Credit: Sander Chamid
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