Source: Kristina Groves for CBC Sports, January 17, 2018 I always thought that speed skating would be too hard to do for fun. It is a highly technical sport requiring a significant degree of specific training in a very unnatural body position, which must be maintained consistently for it to be remotely feasible. That’s a lot… Continue reading I played fair and I still won
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Canadian speed skater thinks Russians cost him an Olympic spot
Source: Devin Heroux, CBC Sports, January 11, 2018 Will Dutton says officials should ‘do the right thing’ When Canada’s long track speed skating team of 10 men and nine women was announced Wednesday, there was a high level of excitement surrounding the program — Olympic dreams are alive again for many. But for one senior member of… Continue reading Canadian speed skater thinks Russians cost him an Olympic spot
2 Sask. skaters named to Canada’s Olympic long track team
Source: Doug Harrison, CBC Sports, January 11, 2018 19 Canadian speed skaters to compete in Pyeongchang, South Korea A world-record holder, world single distance bronze medallist and a pair of emerging stars will lead Canada’s long track speed skating team into next month’s Olympic Winter Games. Speed Skating Canada named its 19-member (10 men, nine… Continue reading 2 Sask. skaters named to Canada’s Olympic long track team
Canadian speed skater Morrison returns home after stroke
By The Canadian Press, April 26, 2016 CALGARY – The stubbornness of his girlfriend and a horse show may have saved Denny Morrison’s life. The four-time Olympic medallist in speedskating flew home to Calgary from Salt Lake City on Tuesday three days after Morrison suffered a stroke in Utah. Morrison wanted rest and time to… Continue reading Canadian speed skater Morrison returns home after stroke
Saskatchewan speed skater training for World Junior Championships
Gabrielle Sanson says the ice she usually trains on has melted Gabrielle Sanson, 16, can be seen flying around the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval in Saskatoon. The Moose Jaw skater has come to the Bridge City to train after her usual practice ice melted. “I am here training because our ice in Moose Jaw… Continue reading Saskatchewan speed skater training for World Junior Championships
Saskatchewan speed skater William Dutton is back on track
Picks up three medals on the world circuit after taking 6-month break this year William Dutton is having a great start to the world speed skating season. In three separate 500 metre events over the past two weekends, the 25-year-old from Humboldt, Sask. has won a silver and two bronze medals. “I was pretty passionate,” Dutton told Eric Anderson on… Continue reading Saskatchewan speed skater William Dutton is back on track