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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 15, 2011 13:30:27 GMT -8
This thread is totally devoted to April Shin, and is intended to be an archive of her skating career - as well as a place to chat about her accomplishments and encourage her as she pursues her goals both on and off the ice.
If you have any articles, photos, links and news about April (past or present), we'd love to see them!
If you are a non-member who would like to contribute news, photos, archives or comments, please feel free to contact us at:
lori@rocker-u.net or michelle@therockerfund.org
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 15, 2011 14:08:23 GMT -8
I'm thrilled that April is now skating at the senior level so that we can start a thread for her here!
She's VERY young - she skated Midget Division (11-12 year olds) at National Age Group Championships last March, and is the 2011 National Champion in that age group.
She also currently holds the Midget Ladies' National Records for the 777M and the 1000M.
I'm sure I took some podium photos of April from Nationals over the last couple of years - I'll post them when I find them.
Welcome to Boots & Blades, April!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 15, 2011 14:23:11 GMT -8
April skated at American Cup 2 in Cleveland, Ohio (Oct 29-30, 2011). She did very well in her first-ever senior-level competition, finishing in the middle of the group - and she finished 2nd in the B Final of the 1500M! Here are her results: 13th Overall 1500M - 2nd (B Final) 500M - 1st (D Final) 1000M - 2nd (C Final) 1500M Superfinal - Did Not Start C Final) Milestones: First senior-level competition; highest finish in a senior-level race (2nd in B Final).  April (#97) leads Sally Chea (#53) and Alix Anderson (#93) at AmCup 2. Photo Credit: Jerry Search See more of Jerry's photos at: www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/Photo%20Albums/JerrysAlbums.htmTags: April Shin / Short Track Speedskating |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 29, 2012 13:02:42 GMT -8
How good is April Shin? At US Junior Championships in January, April had the fastest 9-Lap Time Trial, but was too young to compete in Group 1! She skated a 1:36.551, about 4/10 second faster than the official winner, Sarah Chen (1:36.971). April, Sarah and Rachel Stewart (1:39.939) were the only skaters to complete the TT in the 1:30's. April went on to win Group 2 for the ladies.  Congrats to April - 'looking forward to seeing her in Group 1 again soon! |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Mar 6, 2012 20:32:16 GMT -8
April competed at American Cup 3 (Feb 18-19, 2012). This is only her second-ever senior-level competition - she skated her way into 3 out of 4 A Finals! Here are her results:
Milestones: Highest overall finish in a senior-level competition (4th); First-ever A Final at the senior level (2nd place).
4th Overall
1500M – 4th (A Final)
500M – 2nd (A Final)
1000M – 1st (B Final)
1500M Superfinal – Penalty (A Final)
Tags: April Shin / Short Track Speedskating
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Apr 18, 2012 11:21:14 GMT -8
April skated at the National Age Group Championships in Green Bay, WI (March 16-18, 2012) - she finished 2nd Overall in the Ladies’ Juvenile Division (ages 13-14), and WON the 1000M and the 777M. Here are her results: 2nd Overall 1000M - 1st 500M - 2nd 777M - 1st 1500M – 6th  777M Winners - L to R: Jacqueline Chen (2nd); April Shin (1st); Amanda Trimble (3rd). Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry’s photos: National Speedskating Museum Galleries: www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/Photo%20Albums/JerrysAlbums.htmFacebook (public, but you must log into FB): www.facebook.com/home.php#!/media/albums/?id=540721480 Tags: April Shin / Short Track Speedskating |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Mar 14, 2013 18:47:44 GMT -8
April skated in the Junior US Championships in Woodbridge, VA (January 25-27, 2013). She finished 2nd overall, WON the 1000M & 1500M Superfinal - and her results qualified her to represent the USA in the individual distances at the Junior World Championships in Warsaw, Poland in February! More on the Junior World Championships later, but here are her JUSC results: 2nd Overall 9-Lap Time Trial - 2nd 4-Lap Time Trial - 2nd 1500M – 5th (A Final) 500M - 2nd (A Final) 1000M – 1st (A Final) 1500M Superfinal - 1st (A Final)  Photo Credit: Jerry Search  Ladies 500M Podium - L to R: April Shin (Silver); Jacqueline Chen (Gold); Kristen Santos (Bronze). Photo Credit: Jerry Search  Top 5 Ladies, L to R: Kristen Santos, April Shin, Jacqueline Chen, Lexi Burkholder, Amanda Trimble. Photo Credit: Jerry Search  Top Row, L to R: Coach Anthony Barthell; Thomas Insuk Hong; Aaron Tran; John-Henry Krueger; Ian Quinn; Team Representative Katherine Reutter; Bottom Row, L to R: Lexi Burkholder; Jacqueline Chen; April Shin; Kristen Santos Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry's photos at: Jerry Search FacebookNational Speedskating Museum |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Apr 19, 2013 22:14:55 GMT -8
April skated at American Cup 2 in Midland, MI (February 2-3, 2013). Here are her results:
Milestones: Highest overall finish at a senior-level competition (2nd); Made the podium in 3 of 4 distances!
2nd Overall
1500M - 2nd (A Final)
500M(1) - 3rd (A Final)
500M(2) - 3rd (B Final)
1000M - 2nd (A Final)
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Post by Laura (Lori) on May 5, 2013 23:32:34 GMT -8
April skated at Junior World Championships in Warsaw, Poland (February 22-24, 2013) - here are her results:
Milestones: - First time representing the USA in international competition!
1500M – Heats (2nd); Quarterfinals (4th)
500M – Prelims (4th)
1000M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (3rd)
1500M SuperFinal – Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (3rd)
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Post by Laura (Lori) on May 30, 2013 9:18:25 GMT -8
April skated in the American Cup Final - Omaha, Nebraska (March 15-17, 2013). She had a really great weekend, finishing 3rd overall - here are her results: 3rd Overall 1500M(1) - 2nd (A Final) 500M(1) - 1st (B Final) 1000M(1) - 4th (A Final) 500M(2) - 1st (B Final) 1000M(2) - 3rd (A Final) 1500M(2) - 3rd (A Final)  April (right, #210) skates at the AmCup Final - also pictured: Lexi Burkholder. Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry's photos at: Jerry Search FacebookNational Speedskating Museum |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 20, 2013 18:41:36 GMT -8
April skated in the US Single Distance Championships in Salt Lake City, UT (August 22-25, 2013). Here are her results: Milestones: First time skating in a National Team Selection competition at the Senior level! 10th Overall9-Lap Time Trial - 8th 4-Lap Time Trial - 10th 1500M(1) – 2nd (B Final) 1500M(2) - 3rd (B Final) 1500M Overall - 9th 500M(1) - 2nd (C Final) 500M(2) - 2nd (C Final) 500M Overall - 10th 1000M(1) - 1st (C Final) 1000M(2) - Penalty (C Final) 1000M Overall - 10th  April skates in the 9-Lap Time Trial at US Single Distance Championships. Photo Credit: Jerry Search See More of Jerry’s photos: National Speedskating Museum Galleries: www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/Photo%20Albums/JerrysAlbums.htmFacebook (public, but you must log into FB): www.facebook.com/home.php#!/media/albums/?id=540721480 Tags: April Shin / Short Track Speedskating |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jan 4, 2014 21:21:13 GMT -8
April skated in the Olympic Trials (Jan 2-5, 2014 in Salt Lake City). Competing with the flu, she was 17th in the 9-Lap Time Trial and did not advance further in the competition - but here are her results from American Cup 1 (November 2-3, 2013) in Saratoga Springs, NY:
Milestones: At the senior level... A) Highest Overall finish (1st); B) First individual distance WIN!
1st Overall
1500M - 1st (A Final)
500M - 3rd (A Final)
1000M - 4th (A Final)
1500M Superfinal - 1st (A Final)
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Apr 6, 2014 13:56:17 GMT -8
April skated at Junior US Championships in Milwaukee, WI (February 1-2, 2014). She finished 2nd Overall, made it into every A Final, and WON the 1500M and the 1500M Superfinal! Her performance earned her a spot on the team that represented USA at Junior World Championships in Erzurum Turkey. I’ll be posting her Jr. World results at another time, but here are her Jr. US Champ’s results:
2nd Overall
9-Lap Time Trial - 3rd
4-Lap Time Trial - 3rd
1500M - 1st (A Final)
500M - 4th (A Final)
1000M - 3rd (A Final)
1500M Superfinal - 1st (A Final)
Tags: April Shin / Short Track Speedskating
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Post by Laura (Lori) on May 31, 2014 10:36:14 GMT -8
April skated at Junior World Champiionships in Erzurum, Turkey (March 7-9, 2014). Here are her results:
1500M – Heats (3rd); Quarterfinals (6th)
500M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (4th)
1000M – Prelims (2nd); Heats (4th)
1500M SuperFinal – Did Not Qualify to Skate
3000M Relay – Heats (4th)
TAGS: April Shin / Short Track Speedskating
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 14, 2014 18:28:54 GMT -8
April skated at American Cup 1 in Milwaukee, WI (Oct 11-12). This also served as the Fall World Cup Qualifier. April finished 7th Overall, just missing the Fall World Cup team (Top 6)!
Milestones: At a Senior National Team Selection competition, this was A) April's highest Overall finish (7th); B) highest finish in an individual distance (1st, B Final).
Here are her results:
7th Overall
1500M – 1st (B Final)
500M - 2nd (B Final)
1000M - 2nd (B Final)
I couldn’t find photos from this competition, so if you know of any family/friends who have pictures, we’d love to see them!
Tags: April Shin / Short Track Speedskating
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