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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 8, 2009 21:16:37 GMT -8
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 8, 2009 21:31:18 GMT -8
If you want to prep yourself a bit before the racing starts, here are two excellent articles about the Canadian Trials brought over from other threads: From Mtnme on the Canadian General Chat thread: Skaters set to battle for Olympic spots The Canadian Press By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 5:59 PM ET www.ctvolympics.ca/short-track-skating/news/newsid=13570.html Kalyna Roberge - Clement Allard/The Canadian Press MONTREAL - There will be no reggae music echoing from the arena rafters and this will be no team picnic at the beach. On Aug. 9, the blades of Canada's short-track speedskating hopefuls will cut into the ice at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum for the Olympic team tryouts, a tight, five-day competition with tickets to the 2010 Winter Games on the line. "Olympic trials is one of those special moments in your life where it's skate or die," veteran skater Amanda Overland said Friday after a workout in Montreal. "It's just going to get aggressive and it is what it is - you've just got to fight for your spot. I think in a good way we need that." So far, only Charles Hamelin, who finished third overall with his cumulative point total at this year's world championships, has made the team. That means 32 short-trackers will jostle in the sometimes rough-and-tumble sport for the nine remaining places - five women and four men. With the 2010 Games on Canadian ice, the athletes will also take extra strides to make a team that will carry big medal expectations into Vancouver. Overland, 28, who won a silver medal in the relay at the 2006 Turin Games, recalled the battles from Canada's last Olympic selection, a contest that opened cuts, broke bones and cracked teeth. But she predicts the toughest part will be racing against teammates, especially those in this year's group. The tightly knit bunch spend a lot of off-ice time together at gatherings like barbecues and beach picnics. "This competition coming up right now is hell," said the Kitchener, Ont. native, who hopes to bounce back after hip surgery in September forced her to miss the 2008-'09 season. Olivier Jean, a top contender to make the men's side, said the guys remain a close unit despite the added pressure. The men even created a playlist of each other's favourite songs, which they play during light practice sessions at their home facility - Montreal's Maurice Richard Arena. "We've never had team spirit as high as we do right now," said the dreadlocked Jean, who listens to reggae as part of his pre-workout routine. He did, however, note that his teammates regularly give each other a hard time over their musical preferences. His frequent target is Hamelin's younger brother, Francois, who added a few pop tunes to the mix. "It's not really my style," Jean said with a grin. In 2006, the 25-year-old from Lachenaie, Que., tried out for the Olympic team but missed the cut. This time around, after finishing sixth overall in points at the 2009 world championships, he said he's ready to take the next step. "I'm a better athlete," he said. "I'm much more mature." The selection process runs until Aug. 18 with skaters racing three times in each of the sport's individual distances (500 metres, 1,000 metres and 1,500 metres) at the venue that will be used for the 2010 short-track competition. A short-track speedskating committee will also select one woman and one man to go to the Games, meaning four women and three men will win spots during the trials. Three-time Olympic medallist François-Louis Tremblay would have been a favourite to make the team, but a sore ankle will keep him out of the competition. He hopes his past success and considerable experience will earn him a nod from the committee. "It's a risk," said Tremblay, 28, who would love to compete in front of the Canadian Olympic fans. "I've been thinking about this every day for the last four years." Kalyna Roberge, who won a silver in the relay at the Turin Games and finished fourth in the 500 metres, is expected to make a strong push for a spot on the women's side. Short track program director Yves Hamelin, father of Charles and Francois, called the trials the "worst competition." "There is no tomorrow," Hamelin said. "For the top five it's going to be a happy day, for some it's going to be a great disappointment." The skaters who don't get the Olympic call this year will have to build on the experience to earn themselves another shot in four years, he said. Valerie Maltais, who's aiming to qualify for her first Games, said she's relaxed heading into the tryouts, where she plans to take it race by race. Olympic trials aren't exactly new to Maltais, who attended the 2006 selection in Chicoutimi, Que. At the time, she was a promising 15-year-old skater hoping to meet one of her idols. "I only wanted autographs," said Maltais. "Now it's me ... it's my chance to participate (for a spot) in the Olympics." ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Brought over from Francois-Louis Tremblay's thread: SHORT TRACK HOPEFUL AIMS FOR DISCRETIONARY SPOTBy Terry Bell, The Province - August 7, 2009 7:44 AM On his way to a silver medal in the 500-metre final at Turino in 2006, Montreal's Francois-Louis Tremblay (centre) battles Apolo Ohno of the U.S. (front). Photo by: Al Bello, Getty Images files, The ProvinceStarting Sunday, Canada's top short track speed skaters will be on trial at the Pacific Coliseum to determine who gets spots on the 2010 Olympic team. It's an intense, do-or-die series of races, and Montreal's Francois-Louis Tremblay would like nothing more than to be out there elbow-to-elbow fighting for one of the spots. But Tremblay, who suffered a severe ankle sprain in May, has chosen not to race here. Instead, he has asked for a bye on to the team and his fate will be in the hands of a high performance short track committee. "I'm positive and confident, but I'm not assuming anything," Tremblay, who is in Vancouver training with the team, said Thursday. "I don't consider the spot mine until it's really mine. "I would totally prefer to win my own race. Now I rely on the committee. I'm pretty confident that it's going to work out -- but still, it's not in my hands, and that's what is bugging me at this point." But his case looks solid. A silver medallist in both the 500 metres and the relay at the 2006 Olympics in Turino, and the 2008-09 World Cup champion at 500 metres, Tremblay should be a lock for the team. "If we look at the performance for the last three years, Francois-Louis is on the podium nine times out of 10 at 500 metres," said Montreal's Yves Hamelin, short track's national team program director. "If we look at the quality of his recovery and all the commitment from this guy, for sure the committee will evaluate that really closely. I'm not that worried to see him on the team, but we'll wait for what we're going to see on the ice." Tremblay suffered a high ankle sprain while running the stairs during dry land training on Mont Royal. He was off the ice for about two months. He considered racing here, but on the advice of doctors, training staff and coaches, he decided to stay on the sidelines. By racing he risked further injury and this route actually gives him a better shot at making the team. Sixteen men and 16 women have been invited to skate at trials, which run until Aug. 18. A maximum of five men and five women will be selected for the Olympic team, but one berth per gender will be a discretionary choice by the committee. Speed Skating Canada added the discretionary spots for 2010 after seeing two top skaters -- Mathieu Turcotte and Charles Hamelin -- blow it in the 1,000 metres at trials prior to Turino. "We changed the system to make sure that we had the best athletes on the ice," said Yves Hamelin, who's also Charles's dad. "In Turino we had some examples where our best athletes were in the stands. Mathieu Turcotte and Charles Hamelin were in the stands for the 1,000 and they were the two best guys on the previous year's World Cup circuit." All five spots are open on the women's side, but Charles Hamelin has already secured one of the men's berths thanks to his third-place finish at the 2009 world championships. Tremblay could have raced here and hoped to earn the discretionary spot. But that would have been risky. What if another top skater -- and Canada has a boatload of them -- had a bad trial and became a worthy discretionary candidate? Now Tremblay is eligible for the injury bye or the discretionary spot. "I think I have a better chance this way," he said. Olympic selections can be a testy affairs. Sometimes lawyers become involved. But Tremblay said there have been no complaints from teammates. "No, that's the good thing," he said. "I was worried about that but I didn't hear any of that. I think they've reacted pretty well." Yves Hamelin concurs. "There's no doubt about his condition," he said. "We've had no significant comments about that. It's not an issue about it at this time." Racing is open to the public and admission is free. It starts Sunday at 3 p.m., with competition scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12, Saturday, Aug. 15, Monday, Aug. 17 and Tuesday, Aug. 18. The team will be named on Aug. 26. |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 8, 2009 21:37:08 GMT -8
Here's another article, posted on www.speedskating.ca (Speedskating Canada) yesterday: Short Track Speed Skaters Vie for Olympic BerthDate posted: 08/07/2009 Canada’s top short track speed skaters are in Vancouver for the next two weeks, hoping to get the chance to represent their country at next year’s Olympic Winter Games. The Bell Short Track Team Selection event will run from August 9th to the 18th at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the same venue that will be home to the events of the 2010 Olympic Games next February. This will likely be the toughest competition of the year for Canada’s short track skaters, as the country can only send 10 representatives – 5 men and 5 women – at the Olympic Games, but many more athletes from the National and Development teams have proven over the last seasons that they are worthy to compete against the best in the world. Speed Skating Canada (SSC) invited the top 32 skaters from all parts of the country to compete in the Bell Short Track Team Selection. Among them, only 5 women and 4 men will be nominated for Canada’s Olympic Team, as Charles Hamelin (Ste-Julie, QC) already secured his spot, thanks to his third place finish at last season’s World Championships. The athletes will take part in five racing days in Vancouver (August 9, 12, 15, 17 and 18), over which they will skate each distance three times. Athletes will be ranked per distance, using their top-2 results. All athletes finishing first overall in a distance should automatically be nominated for the Olympic Team. Overall, 4 women and 3 men will be selected based on their results, and the last position will be filled with a discretionary choice determined by SSC’s High Performance Committee. Competition will be fierce at the Pacific Coliseum, and all bets are off. “This is an exceptional situation for us to be in”, explained Yves Hamelin, SSC’s Short Track Program Director, and short track team leader for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. “We have so much depth and talent in our team, so many of our athletes have won medals on the international scene over the last few years, that it’s very hard even for me to say who will be nominated for our Olympic Team. At this point, almost any athlete taking part in the selections could make it – that’s the beauty of short track speed skating!” Among the favorites, on the women side, are Kalyna Roberge (St-Étienne-de-Lauzon, QC), who was a member of Team Canada for the 2006 Olympics, where she helped her relay team win a silver medal and finished 4th in the 500m, and Jessica Gregg (Edmonton, AB), coming off an amazing 08-09 season, winning her first ever individual World Championship medal (bronze in the 500m) and her first World Cup Gold medal (also in the 500m). Also battling for a spot will be veterans Tania Vicent (Laval, QC) hoping to qualify for her fourth and last Olympic Games, Marie-Ève Drolet (Saguenay, QC), who made a great come back to competition last season after seven years off the competition circuit and Amanda Overland (Montreal, QC), sidelined last season due to a hip injury, but with 2006 Olympic experience under her belt. Young skaters like Valérie Maltais (La Baie, QC) and Marianne St-Gelais (St-Félicien, QC) could also vie for one of the precious positions, both having known outstanding progression over the last few years, culminating in a World Senior Championship participation for Maltais and a World Junior Champion title in the 500m for St-Gelais. Anne Maltais (Québec, QC) and local British Columbia skater Jessica Hewitt (Kamloops, BC) are other skaters to keep an eye on, as they both took part in last year’s World Championships. On the men side, one of the top contenders had to withdraw from the competition last week. François-Louis Tremblay (Montréal, QC), not fully recovered from an ankle injury suffered in training last spring, is requesting a bye that will be evaluated by the High Performance Committee upon completion of the competition. Over the last number of seasons, Tremblay has proven with countless World Cup and World Championship medals that he was a strong contender to step on the Olympic podium. He is the current World Cup Champion in the 500m, and won a silver in the distance at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. With Tremblay and Charles Hamelin not taking part in the competition, Olivier Jean (Lachenaie, QC) is a strong contender. Jean surprised everyone with six World Cup medals in 06-07, his first season as a member of the National Team. He had to sit out the following season due to a serious injury in training that summer, but was fully back last year, and capped off a successful season with his first individual World Championship medal (bronze in the 500m). François Hamelin (Ste-Julie, QC), Charles’ younger brother, Marc-André Monette (Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC), Michael Gilday (Yellowknife, NT), Guillaume Bastille (Rivière-du-Loup, QC), and Rémi Beaulieu (Alma, QC), have all won World Cup medals last year and could also qualify to be nominated to Canada’s Short Track Olympic Team. This is the last time Canada’s skaters will be at the Pacific Coliseum before the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Competition starts on Sunday, August 9th, at 3:20pm, with the first 1500m and 500m races for both men and women. For the full list of competing athletes, a summary of the selection criteria and the race schedule, visit www.speedskating.ca. Admission is free for the public on all race days, a great chance to see some of the best short track speed skaters in the world in action! |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 8, 2009 21:47:19 GMT -8
Another interesting resource for the competition could be Michael Gilday's blog, updated as recently as today (Aug 8). mgilday.blogspot.com/Good luck and many safe trips around the loop for all!  |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 9, 2009 9:52:07 GMT -8
Another article about Tremblay's hopes for a bye:
Injured Tremblay Skipping Short-Track Trials
Matthew Sekeres - Aug 7, 2009 - Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER - Short track speed skater François-Louis Tremblay, the only Canadian male to win an individual medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics, will improve his chances of qualifying for the 2010 Games this week.
The 28-year-old Montrealer will do so by skipping the Canadian trials, which begin Monday at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum.
Tremblay, who is recovering from a serious ankle injury that is still slowing him down, admits that not skating for his Olympic spot is killing him. But he is also confident that Speed Skating Canada will afford him a "bye" onto the team.
"I would totally prefer to have destiny in my hands," he said yesterday, quick to note that the "bye" is not a formality. "Now, I have to rely on the committee."
Tremblay, who will spend the next week training alongside teammate Charles Hamelin, who has already qualified for the Vancouver Olympics, has applied for an exemption onto the team based on a high ankle sprain that kept him off the ice for nine weeks this spring. He suffered the injury while running down Mount Royal on May 20 during a training session.
"We would've liked him to skate," said Yves Hamelin, national team director for short track. "It's a better process when you have an athlete like François-Louis racing and proving himself ... but he's not able to be competitive."
Tremblay is almost one-half second per lap off his usual pace, which would leave him disadvantaged against the strong Canadian field. He is hoping that a decision about his status comes down when the High Performance Short Track Committee, which determines the makeup of the Olympic team, meets later this month.
By skating, Tremblay would forfeit his case for an exemption. By sitting the competition out, Tremblay has two routes to an Olympic berth.
Speed Skating Canada decided after the last Olympics that it would leave two spots on the team - one male, one female - for "discretionary" selections. To wit, three men's spots and four women's spots are up for grabs (Charles Hamelin has already made the team) next week as the 10-member team is determined.
Yves Hamelin said that the selection process was changed because two 1000-metre specialists - his son Charles and Mathieu Turcotte - were in the stands in Turin, watching inferior skaters compete in a discipline where the duo could have won medals.
"It's to make sure we have the best athletes on the ice and at the right distances," Yves Hamelin said.
Short track is unpredictable because of the amount of contact during the race, and because athletes are frequently disqualified after the fact. Both Hamelin and Turcotte crashed at the trials in Chicoutimi, Que. four years ago.
For Tremblay, the new selection criteria mean he could either be granted a bye onto the team, or he could be the committee's discretionary selection.
"The doctor was not totally comfortable with making me skate, and with the probability of making it worse," he said of his left ankle injury. "I had to face that possibility. I had the whole summer to think about it, and with my performance in the latter years, in the last Olympic cycle, I think I've shown some pretty good results."
Tremblay, who won silver in the 500 metres at the last Olympics, said he will be 100 per cent come the World Cup season in September.
The team will be announced by Aug. 26.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 9, 2009 16:28:33 GMT -8
I checked in on Tony Chung's tweets from Canadian Trials (see the link above - you don't have to be a member of Twitter to read his posts). Here are the final results for the first 1500M (they skate each distance 3 times):
LADIES
A Final:
1) VICENT, Tania
2) OVERLAND, Amanda
3) MALTAIS, Valerie
4) ST-GELAIS, Marianne
5) AVRITH, Nita
ROBERGE, Kalyna DQ
B Final:
1) DROLET, Marie-Eve
2) HEWITT, Jessica
3) MALTAIS, Anne
4) BLONDIN, Ivanie
5) MARCEAU, Laurie
6) GREGG, Jessica
C Final:
1) LAMBERT, Valerie
2) PLAMONDON, Annik
3) MENDES-CAMPEAU, Marie-Andree
4) DO-DUC, Andrea
MEN
A Final:
1) GILDAY, Michael
2) BASTILLE, Guillaume
3) JEAN, Olivier
4) HAMELIN, Francois
5) MONETTE, Marc-Andre
6) MCFARLANE, Liam
B Final:
1) BEAULIEU, Remi
2) ROBILLARD, Steve
3) DERRAUGH, Tyler
4) RASMUSSEN, Cory
5) COURNOYER, Vincent
6) MILLER, Dustin
C Final:
1) SHOEBRIDGE, Richard
2) BLAIS-DUFOR, Guillaume
3) GELINAS-BEAULIEU, Antoine
4) GAGNON, Allyn
Racing resumes at 6pm Pacific Time with the final event of the day, the 500M.
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Post by mtnme on Aug 9, 2009 16:35:10 GMT -8
bummer for Roberge,  but yaaaa for Micheal! |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 9, 2009 19:14:27 GMT -8
Results for 500M(1):
LADIES
A Final:
1) ROBERGE, Kalyna
2) GREGG, Jessica
3) VICENT, Tania
4) ST-GELAIS, Marianne
5) MALTAIS, Valerie
B Final:
1) OVERLAND, Amanda
2) MALTAIS, Anne
3) HEWITT, Jessica
C Final:
1) LAMBERT, Valerie
2) DROLET, Marie-Eve
3) MARCEAU, Laurie
4) PLAMONDON, Annik
D Final:
1) DO-DUC, Andrea
2) AVRITH, Nita
3) MENDES-CAMPEAU, Marie-Andree
4) BLONDIN, Ivanie
MEN
A Final:
1) JEAN, Olivier
2) HAMELIN, Francois
3) BEAULIEU, Remi
4) MCFARLANE, Liam
B Final:
1) BASTILLE, Guillaume
2) BLAIS-DUFOR, Guillaume
3) GILDAY, Michael
4) MONETTE, Marc-Andre
C Final:
1) RASMUSSEN, Cory
2) GAGNON, Allyn
3) MILLER, Dustin
4) SHOEBRIDGE, Richard
D Final:
1) GELINAS-BEAULIEU, Antoine
2) DERRAUGH, Tyler
3) ROBILLARD, Steve
4) COURNOYER, Vincent
Racing resumes on Wednesday, August 12 at about 2pm (Pacific Time) with the 500M(2) and the 1000M(1).
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 9, 2009 19:19:28 GMT -8
Hmmm, I've never heard of Liam McFarlane, but he made it into both finals for the Men...  Anybody know about him? And a BIG Thank-You to Tony for tweeting the results! |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 11, 2009 16:33:59 GMT -8
Should have gotten this posted Sunday night, but better late than never!
Lots of action on Day 1 of the Bell Short Track Team Selection
Date posted: 08/09/2009
Canada’s best short track speed skaters did not hold back on anything on the first day of the Bell Short Track Team Selection, the event that will determine which ones will get to skate at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Races were full of actions and athletes fought to the end, hoping to get precious points in the 1500m and 500m.
Tania Vicent (Laval, QC) was first to secure a victory, in the women’s 1500m. After cruising through her semi-final race, Vicent’s experience came in handy in the final. Valérie Maltais (La Baie, QC) was first off the line, followed by Nita Avrith (Montreal, QC), Amanda Overland (Montreal, QC), Kalyna Roberge (St-Étienne-de-Lauzon, QC) and Marianne St-Gelais (St-Félicien, QC). Vicent spent the first half of the race in the back, observing, not rushing anything. With a little over 5 laps to go, and with Roberge and Maltais in the front trying to create a gap with the other skaters, Vicent came on the outside and took the 2nd position, then crossed the finish line 1st in 2:32.836. Roberge was second to cross the line, but got disqualified for charging earlier in the race and has to settle for 6th place. Overland got 2nd in 2:33.093, then came Maltais (2:33.168), St-Gelais (2:33.195) and Avrith (2:33.244).
“Today was a really good day for me,” said Tania Vicent with a smile at the end of her racing day. “I made the two finals, which I’m really happy about. In the 1500m final, I was patient, I was planning on making my move later than I actually did, but I knew at that point I had to, if I didn’t want the girls to escape.”
The most experience athlete on the Canadian team also skated well in the 500m, finishing her first two rounds in second place behind Kalyna Roberge. In the final, Valérie Maltais, Jessica Gregg (Edmonton, AB) and Marianne St-Gelais were alongside Vicent and Roberge. Gregg, known for her very fast start, was first off the start, closely followed by Roberge and Vicent. Roberge and Gregg switched positions a couple of times but Roberge managed the victory in 44.064. Gregg had to settle for second place in 44.091 and Vicent was third (44.363). The young St-Gelais and Maltais were fourth and fifth in 44.475 and 45.285 respectively.
“In the 1500m, I think I was too focused,” explained Roberge. “I was looking at my objective, but nothing else. I felt stuck, I had to let go. After my race, I had to refocus. In the 500m, it was a new Kalyna on the line, I took that race like any Canadian Selection race, not like an Olympic one. I reminded myself it was the overall points that mattered, not just one race. It’s funny, the same thing happened to me four years ago in the Olympic Trials, I was disqualified in the 1500m and then came back to win the 500m.”
On the men side, Michael Gilday (Yellowknife, NT) took the honours of the 1500m race, with a final full of action. Guillaume Bastille (Rivière-du-Loup, QC) took first place off the start line, followed by Marc-André Monette (Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC) and Gilday. Monette took the lead moments later, but was passed by François Hamelin (Ste-Julie, QC). All the men were trying to position themselves in the front, with the exception of Liam McFarlane (Medicine Hat, AB) and Olivier Jean (Lachenaie, QC) who stayed behind at the beginning. Gilday finished in the lead in 2:15.340, Bastille just behind (2:15.400). Jean made a move on the outside in the last lap, but was a little too late and he had to settle for third position in 2:15.644. Hamelin, Monette and McFarlane followed in that order.
“My 1500m race was awesome, to go out and win off the bat is great,” said Gilday. “It’s my first win at a Canadian selection, so I was excited, but then I went right back to refocusing, recovering for the next race.”
The 500m men’s final was another exciting one, with on the line Jean, McFarlane, Hamelin and Rémi Beaulieu (Alma, QC). McFarlane had a very fast start, but was then caught up by Jean and Hamelin. Jean passed inside with two laps to go, and Hamelin followed moments later, cruising to the finish line 1st and 2nd respectively (41.748 and 41.829). Beaulieu also managed to pass McFarlane in the last lap and finished in 42.018, with McFarlane clocking in 42.050.
This put an end to the first of five race days at the Pacific Coliseum. While today’s results are a great motivation for the winners, nothing is set. Athletes will get two more chances to race on those distances, and their top two results out of three will be used to determine the final ranking per distance. “Everyone is nervous in the Olympic Selection. Coming in and skating well on the first day is great for the confidence, you know you can do it, physically and mentally,” concluded Michael Gilday.
Athletes will now get two days of training before competition resumes on Wednesday, August 12th, with 1000m and 500m races starting at 2:20pm at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Aug 11, 2009 16:43:23 GMT -8
Tony has blogged about Day 1 of the Canadian Trials - I'll post his shorttrackHD link again: www.shorttrackhd.com/CANtrials.htmlHe also has links to SSC's results in PDF format, as well as links to his videos of some of the races. It's Tony's birthday today, but WE get all the presents!  Happy Birthday, Tony! |
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Post by susie on Aug 11, 2009 18:41:18 GMT -8
Here are the point totals after day one, courtesy of the Patinage blog. I'm not sure how the point totals play into selecting the team. patinagevitessecourtepiste.blogspot.com/Men after 1500m & 500m, Day 1 1 - JEAN, Olivier Quebec 1 666 pts. 2A 1 500 m Heat. 02:17,2 8A 1 500 m Final 02:15,6 10A 500 m Heat. 00:41,6 14A 500 m Semi 00:41,3 16A 500 m Final 00:41,7 2 - HAMELIN, François Quebec 1 359 pts. 2A 1 500 m Heat. 02:17,3 8A 1 500 m Final 02:15,7 10A 500 m Heat. 00:41,7 14A 500 m Semi 00:41,4 16A 500 m Final 00:41,8 3 - GILDAY, Michael Northwest Territories 1 295 pts. 2C 1 500 m Heat. 02:16,4 8A 1 500 m Final 02:15,3 10C 500 m Heat. 00:42,4 14A 500 m Semi 00:42,0 16B 500 m Final 00:53,3 4 - BASTILLE, Guillaume Quebec 1 259 pts. 2B 1 500 m Heat. 02:16,3 8A 1 500 m Final 02:15,4 10B 500 m Heat. 00:42,2 14B 500 m Semi 00:42,0 16B 500 m Final 00:42,8 5 - BEAULIEU, Rémi Quebec 961 pts. 2C 1 500 m Heat. 02:16,9 8B 1 500 m Final 02:21,1 10D 500 m Heat. 00:41,9 14B 500 m Semi 00:41,9 16A 500 m Final 00:42,0 6 - MCFARLANE, Liam Alberta 905 pts. 2C 1 500 m Heat. 02:16,7 8A 1 500 m Final 02:16,6 10D 500 m Heat. 00:41,8 14B 500 m Semi 00:41,9 16A 500 m Final 00:42,1 7 - MONETTE, Marc-Andre Quebec 684 pts. 2B 1 500 m Heat. 02:16,3 8A 1 500 m Final 02:15,7 10C 500 m Heat. 00:42,3 14A 500 m Semi 00:42,0 16B 500 m Final DQ-C 8 - BLAIS-DUFOUR, Guillaume Quebec 432 pts. 2B 1 500 m Heat. 02:18,1 8C 1 500 m Final 02:32,1 10B 500 m Heat. 00:42,3 14B 500 m Semi 00:42,8 16B 500 m Final 00:42,8 9 - RASMUSSEN, Cory British Columbia 356 pts. 2A 1 500 m Heat. 02:27,9 8B 1 500 m Final 02:21,6 10D 500 m Heat. 00:42,1 14C 500 m Semi 00:42,2 42B 1 500 m Heat. 10 - ROBILLARD, Steve Quebec 298 pts. 2B 1 500 m Heat. 02:16,4 8B 1 500 m Final 02:21,3 10A 500 m Heat. 01:04,4 14C 500 m Semi 00:43,4 16D 500 m Final 00:55,0 11 - DERRAUGH, Tyler Manitoba 266 pts. 2B 1 500 m Heat. 02:17,0 8B 1 500 m Final 02:21,4 10B 500 m Heat. 00:42,5 14D 500 m Semi 00:43,2 16D 500 m Final 00:48,2 12 - MILLER, Dustin Ontario 236 pts. 2A 1 500 m Heat. 02:20,8 8B 1 500 m Final 02:21,7 10C 500 m Heat. 01:03,5 14D 500 m Semi 00:42,8 16C 500 m Final 00:42,5 13 - GAGNON, Allyn Quebec 206 pts. 2C 1 500 m Heat. 02:17,4 8C 1 500 m Final 02:32,9 10B 500 m Heat. 00:42,5 14C 500 m Semi 00:42,2 16C 500 m Final 00:42,5 14 - SHOEBRIDGE, Richard Ontario 192 pts. 2C 1 500 m Heat. 02:18,6 8C 1 500 m Final 02:32,1 10C 500 m Heat. 00:42,5 14D 500 m Semi 00:42,7 16C 500 m Final 00:42,9 15 - COURNOYER, Vincent Quebec 176 pts. 2C 1 500 m Heat. 02:17,2 8B 1 500 m Final 02:21,6 10D 500 m Heat. 00:43,0 14D 500 m Semi 00:43,2 16D 500 m Final DQ-C 16 - GÉLINAS-BEAULIEU, Antoine Quebec 143 pts. 2A 1 500 m Heat. 02:31,8 8C 1 500 m Final 02:32,3 10A 500 m Heat. 00:43,5 14C 500 m Semi 00:42,4 16D 500 m Final 00:43,5 |
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Post by susie on Aug 11, 2009 18:45:02 GMT -8
And here are the results for the women:
Ladies after 1500m & 500m, Day 1
1 - VICENT, Tania Quebec 1 666 pts.
1A Heat. 02:30,6 1
7A Final 02:32,8 1
9B Heat. 00:44,2 2
13A Semi 00:44,4 2
15A Final 00:44,4 3
2 - ROBERGE, Kalyna Quebec 1 362 pts.
1C Heat. 02:23,2 2
7A Final DQ-C 6
9B Heat. 00:44,0 1
13A Semi 00:44,3 1
15A Final 00:44,1 1
3 - OVERLAND, Amanda Quebec 1 178 pts.
1B Heat. 02:26,2 1
7A Final 02:33,1 2
9C Heat. 00:45,1 1
13A Semi 00:44,9 3
15B Final 00:45,6 1
4 -MALTAIS, Valérie Quebec 1 109 pts.
1A Heat. 02:30,7 2
7A Final 02:33,2 3
9D Heat. 00:44,8 2
13B Semi 00:44,4 2
15A Final 00:45,3 5
5 -ST-GELAIS, Marianne Quebec 1 086 pts.
1C Heat. 02:23,1 1
7A Final 02:33,2 4
9D Heat. 00:44,7 1
13B Semi 00:45,3 3
15A Final 00:44,5 4
6 - GREGG, Jessica Alberta 922 pts.
1A Heat. 02:30,8 3
7B Final 02:34,1 6
9A Heat. 00:44,3 1
13B Semi 00:44,3 1
15A Final 00:44,1 2
7 - AVRITH, Nita Quebec 513 pts.
1B Heat. 02:26,3 2
7A Final 02:33,2 5
9D Heat. 00:45,0 3
13D Semi 00:45,5 3
15D Final 00:45,3 2
8 - MALTAIS, Anne Quebec 491 pts.
1B Heat. 02:26,3 3
7B Final 02:32,6 3
9C Heat. 00:45,2 2
13A Semi 00:44,9 4
15B Final 00:45,7 2
9 - HEWITT, Jessica British Columbia 482 pts.
1C Heat. 02:23,9 4
7B Final 02:32,4 2
9A Heat. 00:44,8 2
13B Semi DQ-C 4
15B Final 00:45,8 3
10 - DROLET, Marie-Eve Quebec 455 pts.
1C Heat. 02:23,4 3
7B Final 02:32,4 1
9C Heat. 00:45,4 4
13D Semi 00:45,4 1
15C Final 00:45,0 2
11 - LAMBERT, Valérie Quebec 282 pts.
1A Heat. 02:34,6 5
7C Final 02:30,3 1
9A Heat. 00:44,9 3
13C Semi 00:45,2 1
15C Final 00:45,0 1
12- MARCEAU, Laurie Quebec 260 pts.
1B Heat. 02:26,4 4
7B Final 02:32,9 5
9B Heat. 00:45,0 3
13D Semi 00:45,5 2
15C Final 00:45,0 3
13 - BLONDIN, Ivanie Ontario 206 pts.
1A Heat. 02:31,0 4
7B Final 02:32,7 4
9A Heat. 00:46,9 4
13C Semi 00:46,6 3
15D Final 00:46,5 4
14 - PLAMONDON, Annik Quebec 176 pts.
1B Heat. 02:51,4 5
7C Final 02:30,3 2
9D Heat. 00:45,3 4
13C Semi 00:45,8 2
15C Final 00:45,2 4
15 - DO-DUC, Andrea Quebec 132 pts.
1C Heat. 02:24,1 5
7C Final 02:30,6 4
9C Heat. 00:45,4 3
13C Semi 00:47,7 4
15D Final 00:45,1 1
16 -MENDES-CAMPEAU, Marie-Andrée Quebec 114 pts.
1C Heat. 02:24,8 6
7C Final 02:30,4 3
9B Heat. 00:45,8 4
13D Semi 00:45,6 4
15D Final 00:45,5 3
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Post by susie on Aug 11, 2009 19:06:07 GMT -8
And now for the fun part, I'm going to select my fantasy Canadian team. MEN: If Charles Hamelin wasn't already a shoo-in, he would be my number one pick anyway.  And I do believe that Flou's calculated risk of skipping Trials to vie for the committee pick will pay off for him. That leaves (I believe?) three slots open. One will assuredly go to Olivier Jean. Frank Hamelin appears to be peaking at just the right stage of his career and will get the number four slot. Number five is the killer. I think it might go to Guillaume Bastille, with Remi Beaulieu giving him a strong challenge. It kills me not to put Monette in there. WOMEN: Despite her DQ on Sunday, Kalyna Roberge is my number one pick. Tania Vincent gets the number two slot. In no particular order, Valerie Maltais and Amanda Overland get slots three and four. Slot five is the killer. I might give a slight edge to Jessica Gregg over Marianne St. Gelais. That still leaves out some fine skaters (Jessica Hewitt and Valerie Lambert, for example,) but it is what it is. Opinions? |
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Post by mtnme on Aug 11, 2009 19:15:02 GMT -8
First off, thanks Susie for posting all the results. (I followed Tony's twitter Sunday, but have been busy for the past two days) And I agree, it's hard not to see a Monette up there in the ranks. Not all that surprising on the men's side, and it's nice to see Bastille holding his own. YAAAAA for GILDAAAAYYY!!!! The women though! Whoa! Isn't Vicent the oldest woman on the team? Good for her! Kalyna, no surprise there. I did expect the Jessica's to be further up the ranks, but we've got a ways to go before the final result.  |
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