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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 16, 2009 23:03:43 GMT -8
Love your pics, Goodtimes - you can see the intensity building as the race progresses from the first frame to the last...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2009 11:15:32 GMT -8
Looks like goodtimes and Tony were working hand-in-hand even if they didn't know it. Thank you for matching your pics to his description. Love them both.
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Post by sunshine on Sept 17, 2009 13:35:07 GMT -8
thanks goodtimes for posting the photos  |
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Post by 1 on Sept 17, 2009 14:50:34 GMT -8
thanks Lori 
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Post by trisha on Sept 17, 2009 17:33:52 GMT -8
Highlights from Day 3 - Men's 1000m A Final (9/11/09)Excerpt from Tony’s Blog, Update of 9/12/09Men’s 1000m Final A – There was a lot of positioning among the skaters. JR Celski was leading the race up until lap 4 when Ohno went for the inside. Ohno definitely kept on looking behind to see what was going on. He definitely kept on deep tracking JR Celski and putting his hand down earlier during his pivots. At the end of lap 3, you can see Jordan Malone building a TON of speed because he started picking up on Ohno’s deep tracking. Jordan then took his chances and entered the corner tight, to slip by ALL three skaters in front of him (Celski, Jayner and Lobello) to take the second spot. It was one of the most amazing passes I’ve seen so far at this meet. Ohno felt Jordan’s push behind him and immediately picked up the pace. Since Malone had to exit super wide to compensate, Jayner immediately took the inside on Malone to take second place. At the last lap, JR Celski made an inside pass on Jordan Malone to take third place away. Based on the footage, JR was so d*mn low on the ice during the pivot it was amazing. Ohno crossed the line and celebrated his win by clinching his right fist in the air. These pictures just blow me away, and Tony, your description of the race is wonderful. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2009 19:18:01 GMT -8
Thanks, Goodtimes, for posting your wonderful pictures and Tony's commentary of the 1000m Final A. Felt like I was watching the race again. What an exciting week. How awesome were the men's races? Tight, tight, tight. Just glad we didn't have any more injuries than we did because these kiddos went all out. Can't wait for WCs 3 and 4.
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 18, 2009 12:30:48 GMT -8
Injuries plague Olympic team trials
Trevor Pellerite - Sept 17, 2009
The North Wind Online - Student Newspaper of NMU
The Olympic short track trials concluded their run at the Berry Events Center on Sept. 12, and the final results are in.
The 2010 U.S. short track women's team will consist of Katherine Reutter, Kimberly Derrick, Alyson Dudek, Lana Gehring and Allison Baver. The men's team consists of Apolo Anton Ohno, J.R. Celski, Jordan Malone, Simon Cho and Travis Jayner.
Reutter, Derrick, Baver and Jayner are all former USOEC resident athletes, and were glad to return to their roots.
"It's great to be back in Marquette. I [trained] here for four years," Derrick said. "It's great to come back, I have a lot of friends and supporters in the Marquette community."
Of the current USOEC athletes, Cherise Wilkins came the closest to making the Olympic team, finishing eighth overall with 1,591 total points. After finishing 10th overall at the last Olympic trials, Wilkins believed that her improved performance this year was due largely to her ability to concentrate in the presence of large crowds.
"I'm a lot more calm all around," Wilkins said of being in high-pressure situations. "It's nice to relax a little bit and feed off the crowd."
Wilkins is currently training for long track speedskating in Milwaukee and will participate in the Olympic long track trials held there in October.
Chris Creveling, the lone male USOEC representative, finished 15th overall.
Following Wilkins for the USOEC females was Kristen Biondo, who finished 12th overall with 832 points. Biondo's best performances came in the first rounds of 1000-meter and 1500-meter races. She finished ninth in both.
Erin Bartlett and Tamara Frederick rounded out the finishers for the USOEC women, finishing 14th and 15th respectively. Both Bartlett and Frederick had their competitions hampered by injuries incurred during Friday evening's 1000-meter D finals. Frederick tried to pass on one of the final laps but lost an edge around a turn, sliding into Bartlett and carrying both into the rink's padded boards.
"She set up a pass and there wasn't enough room, when we came around the turn she was too close," Bartlett said of the incident. "When she fell, there was no way I could have avoided it."
The competition was stopped as medical personnel tended to the two athletes. Bartlett sprained her back in the collision and Frederick fractured her collarbone. Frederick underwent surgery on Wednesday.
While Frederick did not return to competition, Bartlett was able to earn points in the remaining events. She intentionally false started out of the second round of 1500-meter races the night of her fall, but competed in both races the next night. Overall, Bartlett was pleased with her performance at the trials, having set personal bests in the 1500-meter and 500-meter races on Wednesday.
Bartlett believes her experiences this year will help her in training for her ultimate pursuit.
"My main goal is for the 2014 Olympics. That's what I've always been shooting for, just because I'm not up to that level yet," she said. "It gives me something more to work for, I know where I need to be and now I know how much more I have to put in."
Serious injury at the meet was not confined to the USOEC athletes. Maria Garcia and J.R. Celski were carried off the ice on stretchers after accidents during Saturday's 500-meter races.
Garcia, a member of the 2006 Olympic short track team, bruised her sternum in the collision and was taken to Marquette General Hospital for monitoring.
Celski cut his right leg on his skate when he slid into the boards, halting competition for several minutes as paramedics tended to the wound. Although Celski was unable to finish the remainder of the competition, his point total to that point was enough to earn him a spot on the 2010 Olympic squad. Overall women's champion Katherine Reutter said crashes are an unfortunate fixture in their sport.
"Everyone knows that our sport is extremely dangerous," Reutter said. "Seeing that out there, a lot of us were really jittery. You kind of forget sometimes, that stuff really happens and it's really scary."
Although terrifying and unfortunate, the injuries showed how efficient and organized the event's medical staff were.
"They did their job exactly as they were told to," said USOEC and event director Jeff Kleinschmidt. "Frankly, I'm very proud of the way that Marquette General and EMS handled those situations."
Those situations exemplified the organization of the meet as a whole.
"Overall, I think the event went fantastic," Kleinschmidt said. "We had almost exclusively positive comments from all of the athletes, coaches and officials."
Marquette will get another chance to showcase its facilities and support during the World Cup competitions this November.
Because none of the current USOEC residents made the Olympic team, they will not be participating at the World Cup event.
Up next for the squad is the first in a series of American Cup races to be held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Oct. 3-4.
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Post by goodtimes on Sept 18, 2009 19:01:14 GMT -8
The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of DefeatDay 2 - Men's 500m A Final was an exciting race to watch, and for me, one of the two most emotional moments of the week came after the skaters crossed the finish line. I know I've exceeded my limit for posting pics so I'll delete them later. But for now, I want those of you who couldn't be there, to experience our thrill and agony of watching this race, if only frame by frame (well, not every frame). Here's an excerpt from the man Tony: For the Men’s Final A in the 500m, it was ALL JEFF SIMON. He gunned for the apex with Cho, Ohno and Celski behind. After about 2 laps, Simon Cho went into the corner deep and Ohno went in SUPER tight to take the second position away from Cho. Cho CLEARLY did not see this coming and was totally surprised. On the last lap with Jeff Simon still leading, JR Celski had so much speed that he attempted to make an inside pass on both Cho and Ohno. He was able to make the pass on Cho but impeded against Ohno. That caused a chain reaction causing Ohno to push Jeff’s hip, which in turn caused Jeff to fall. Jeff was SO CLOSE. That was HIS RACE and screwed. He was GOING TO WIN IT. As Jeff fell, Ohno threw his hands up in the air as if he was asking what was going on. JR was close behind him. BUT Simon Cho exited the last corner SUPER tight and snatched first place! It was an utter SHOCK. There was no whistle and there was no gun. So when Simon crossed the line, he had won the 500m Final with Ohno in second and Jeff third. JR was DQ’d for impeding. The crowd went wild and Cho definitely was happy.                                
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 18, 2009 19:13:45 GMT -8
The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of DefeatI know I've exceeded my limit for posting pics so I'll delete them later. NO, NO, NO, goodtimes! Don't delete them! Your pics are the best I've seen yet of the way things 'went down' that night... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 22:05:29 GMT -8
I agree Lori. If there is a posting limit on pics, I think that should be waived for goodtimes. Her pics are outstanding.
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Post by goodtimes on Sept 19, 2009 12:56:48 GMT -8
As mentioned upstream, I am posting my pics on this forum only, and ask that they not be posted elsewhere without my approval. Thanks!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 20, 2009 17:23:16 GMT -8
This is priceless! During the loonnnnng near-midnight wait as they were about to present the Olympic Team nominees (Saturday night), Travis Jayner's brother Alex started dancing to the music - soon a camera caught him and put him on the Jumbotron and the whole arena was watching him.
Tony Chung was also videoing and put it on YouTube... Enjoy!
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Post by goodtimes on Sept 20, 2009 19:49:02 GMT -8
Lori, thanks for finding Tony's youtube of Travis' brother Alex. it was just the comic relief we needed at that moment. And here are your nominees to the Olympic Team.  |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Sept 22, 2009 18:39:48 GMT -8
Here are some Olympic Trials pics from Jerry Search: Allison Baver & Lana Gehring  The next series of photos is taken at the end of (I believe) the first 1500M A Final, won by JR Celski. It was a hard-fought battle at the line, and Jordan Malone got the worst of it - can YOU tell who got second???        Answer? Apolo Ohno, by eight one-hundredths of a second! Everyone came out unscathed - in THIS one - including Travis Jayner (#38), who was the surprised 'accessory' to Jordan's crash... It was excitement like this all weekend!  See more of Jerry's pics at www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/Photo%20Albums/JerrysAlbums.htm |
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