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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jul 22, 2010 11:00:57 GMT -8
STRIDE & GLIDE UPDATE:
Register by July 24 and get $10 off!
See our Calendar or the Skater Appearances Hotline thread for details about the event.
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Post by mtnme on Jul 22, 2010 15:42:04 GMT -8
CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that there is a high incidence of injury in competitive short track speed skating.D'Ya think? I wonder how much money it took to come to that conclusion...  Bwahahahaha! To quote Hawkeye Pierce: "I didn't think I had to explain the INCREDIBLY obvious, the merely obvious would suffice..."  |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 4, 2010 17:00:23 GMT -8
UPDATE: (AUGUST 4) - As of an announcement just a few hours ago by USS, the STRIDE & GLIDE event - scheduled for August 14 at the Utah Olympic Oval - has been postponed until further notice. All entry fees will be fully refunded.  Tags: Short Track Speedskating |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 5, 2010 16:55:02 GMT -8
Hmmm, this looks pretty interesting - it's a movie about Short Track, geared toward teens. It's just a concept right now, but they seem to be working pretty hard on it and updating regularly about their progress. You don't have to be a FB member to check it out (but you'll have to log in to give 'em a 'Like'!) American Anthem - Short Track Speedskating Moviewww.facebook.com/AmericanAnthem#!/AmericanAnthem?v=wall Plot Outline: A brash speedskater unwillingly accepts the challenge of returning to competition if he trains a high-functioning autistic struggling to get into an elite Pre-Olypmic short track speedskating program for teens.
The fictional story takes place at the United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC), based on the campus of Northern Michigan University (NMU), in Marquette.Tags: Short Track Speedskating |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 8, 2010 21:37:46 GMT -8
The US Olympic Committee announced this afternoon that Travis Jayner, Katherine Reutter and the entire Short Track Fall World Cup Team, have been nominated as October United States Olympic Committee Athletes/Team of the Month. Please log on to the Twitter polls below, vote and tell your friends to do the same. Vote early and often, the polls close Friday, 11/12. Congrats and Good luck! Vote for Travis: twtpoll.com/jl4ydjVote for Katherine: twtpoll.com/3zwpfmVote for the ST World Cup Team: twtpoll.com/4qowj1If the ST World Cup Team link doesn’t work, try this one: twtpoll.com/r/jy2cbfTags: Katherine Reutter / Travis Jayner / Short Track Speedskating |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 11, 2010 12:42:23 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2010 13:01:18 GMT -8
Short Track on TV? Yes, well.........kinda.
I'm an avid fan of The Amazing Race (CBS, Sundays @8pm ET...or a little later if football runs long!). After this Sunday's episode, the showed a teaser for this week (12/5) . The teams were racing to South Korea and one of the challenges is Short Track!! Looks like they are at one of the Korean Training Centers. You can briefly see one of the contestants skating with a Korean female skater right behind her. Another contestant is at the start line between 2 Korean skaters. All the contestants end up on their posteriors! Looks like it will be fun to watch.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Nov 30, 2010 13:28:14 GMT -8
Short Track on TV? Yes, well.........kinda. I'm an avid fan of The Amazing Race (CBS, Sundays @8pm ET...or a little later if football runs long!). After this Sunday's episode, the showed a teaser for this week (12/5) . The teams were racing to South Korea and one of the challenges is Short Track!! Looks like they are at one of the Korean Training Centers. You can briefly see one of the contestants skating with a Korean female skater right behind her. Another contestant is at the start line between 2 Korean skaters. All the contestants end up on their posteriors! Looks like it will be fun to watch. Hahaha - Love it! I won't be able to watch it for another week or two, but yes, it should be interesting! We just passed under a bridge in Budapest that (I think) the Amazing Race used in a past season. It was 'amazingly' beautiful! |
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Post by susie on Dec 5, 2010 17:50:24 GMT -8
Short Track on TV? Yes, well.........kinda. I'm an avid fan of The Amazing Race (CBS, Sundays @8pm ET...or a little later if football runs long!). After this Sunday's episode, the showed a teaser for this week (12/5) . The teams were racing to South Korea and one of the challenges is Short Track!! Looks like they are at one of the Korean Training Centers. You can briefly see one of the contestants skating with a Korean female skater right behind her. Another contestant is at the start line between 2 Korean skaters. All the contestants end up on their posteriors! Looks like it will be fun to watch. I just watched some of them skate! It was so cute. One of them said, "I'm channeling my inner Apolo Anton Ohno!" lol They were skating at Mokdong Ice Rink. There was a coach there and at least two Korean skaters. The coach did not appear to speak English. The Amazing Race teams were outfitted in Team U.S.A. skinsuits! ;D They had to skate at least 24 laps.  Lots of mishaps and falls, but "Team U.S.A." was very game. The most interesting thing was that there was a LOT of mist coming off of the ice. I'm not sure why that was the case. All of the TV lights, maybe? ALL of the Korean footage has been wonderful. Some of it was shot with our troops near the North Korean border. Interior of Mokdong Ice Rink:  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2010 17:54:34 GMT -8
I think that was Claire--one of the shopper chicks. It really was a very funny segment. Love they had the TEAM USA suits to "compete" in. Brooke's comments that the skin suits were "just nasty", was too funny.
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Post by susie on Dec 5, 2010 17:59:23 GMT -8
LOL -- yeah the "shopper chicks" were one of the teams. I just loved when they were getting into the skinsuits. The look of horror on their faces was priceless!
I'd love to know the identity of the Korean coach and skaters.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2010 10:24:45 GMT -8
 This is too cute. There's a photo too, but since these kids are minors, I am not including the pic: This week the Skating Club of Maine is pleased to present members of the learn to skate hockey class as its skaters of the week. Pictured from L - R Gideon Orestis loves the speed of skating as well as sailing in the summertime. John Orestis enjoys the "duck waddle" during class and also building ship models. Jameson Bell has been skating for two years and looks forward to the "aliens" on ice during lessons and enjoys building with Legos. Aiden Orestis also loves the speed in skating. His favorite skater is Apollo Ohno. He loves to run and go sledding with his friends. The learn to skate hockey class is just starting its second session on Wednesdays from 5:20 to 5:50.
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Post by quietpirate on Dec 7, 2010 7:26:20 GMT -8
I'm really not sure where to put this question. But anyway I'm new to learning about short track. I mean I knew about short track thanks to Apolo and the Olympics back in 2002. But all I knew was that Apolo, who I've become a fan of, is/was a short track speedskater. Sorry I'm rambling. Okay so my question is why are there so many World Cup events? What's the purpose of having a WC1, WC2, WC3, etc?
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Post by mtnme on Dec 7, 2010 8:53:27 GMT -8
I'm really not sure where to put this question. But anyway I'm new to learning about short track. I mean I knew about short track thanks to Apolo and the Olympics back in 2002. But all I knew was that Apolo, who I've become a fan of, is/was a short track speedskater. Sorry I'm rambling. Okay so my question is why are there so many World Cup events? What's the purpose of having a WC1, WC2, WC3, etc? Why have more than one football game a year? LOL I think you may be confusing WC's and World Championships, which are two different things. Think of the WC's like football games. How you do at the World Cups determines your rankings (and for the skaters, often determines their stipends so they can keep skating) Like a football team that wins a lot more than they lose, they are considered a higher ranked team and one to be reckoned with. For skaters, since the Olympics are only every 4 years, the World Cups are the competitions available to hone their skills and compete regularly against other nations. World Championships on the other hand, can be likened to the Super Bowl. It's a once a year competition and whoever wins it is the World Champion. Unlike the Superbowl, this competition is separate from the World Cups. (The Superbowl, you have to win the previous football games to earn the spot at the Superbowl) This years U.S. Championships in a few weeks will not only determine who goes to the next World Cups, but also who is eligible to be on the World Team as well. It may help to know that other Olympic sports do the same thing. Figure Skating for instance, in addition to regionals and sectionals, has Grand Prix's, Skate America competitions...etc, etc. All the events that a skater signs up for helps to solidify their standings going into every new season. Some are National competitions, some are International Competitions. Then they have their World Championships as well, which are separate from the other competitions. Does this help clarify?  |
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Post by quietpirate on Dec 7, 2010 9:39:48 GMT -8
I'm really not sure where to put this question. But anyway I'm new to learning about short track. I mean I knew about short track thanks to Apolo and the Olympics back in 2002. But all I knew was that Apolo, who I've become a fan of, is/was a short track speedskater. Sorry I'm rambling. Okay so my question is why are there so many World Cup events? What's the purpose of having a WC1, WC2, WC3, etc? Why have more than one football game a year? LOL I think you may be confusing WC's and World Championships, which are two different things. Think of the WC's like football games. How you do at the World Cups determines your rankings (and for the skaters, often determines their stipends so they can keep skating) Like a football team that wins a lot more than they lose, they are considered a higher ranked team and one to be reckoned with. For skaters, since the Olympics are only every 4 years, the World Cups are the competitions available to hone their skills and compete regularly against other nations. World Championships on the other hand, can be likened to the Super Bowl. It's a once a year competition and whoever wins it is the World Champion. Unlike the Superbowl, this competition is separate from the World Cups. (The Superbowl, you have to win the previous football games to earn the spot at the Superbowl) This years U.S. Championships in a few weeks will not only determine who goes to the next World Cups, but also who is eligible to be on the World Team as well. It may help to know that other Olympic sports do the same thing. Figure Skating for instance, in addition to regionals and sectionals, has Grand Prix's, Skate America competitions...etc, etc. All the events that a skater signs up for helps to solidify their standings going into every new season. Some are National competitions, some are International Competitions. Then they have their World Championships as well, which are separate from the other competitions. Does this help clarify? Thanks for clearing that up for me. I liked how you compared it to football. I know how the game of football works. QP |
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Lots of mishaps and falls, but "Team U.S.A." was very game.
