RIP Bryce Jagel

R.I.P. one of the sports best ever Bryce Jagel passed away in Florida this week and will be missed by many. I had the pleasure of growing up with Bryce and skating with him for many years with the Tampa Bay Sprinters. He was one of the most amazing skaters of all time and also [...]

Canada’s Long Track Speed Skating Winter World Cup Team

Canada’s long track speed skating winter World Cup squad has been published by Speed Skating Canada in the article Canadian titles awarded to Clara Hughes in the 5000m and Lucas Makowsky in the 10000m- The following athletes have qualified for the World Cup circuit this winter. Selections will be confirmed this weekend by Speed Skating [...]

Video- Jeff Kitura Talks About 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games

Check out this video of Canada’s Jeff Kitura talking about the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games – Jeff Kitura talks about getting to the 2010 Winter Games-

Frames and Wheels: Roll- Rebound Vs Wear Vs Flex

A recent post by geoneal in the thread Frames and Wheels contains pretty neat information for equipment buffs and skaters alike- Skaters think if they travel more distance during strokes, because of the larger wheel diameter, and hence, more circumference, they get more ‘roll’. In actuality roll is, IMHO, the lack of decrease in speed [...]

PatinCarrera.com- Coming Soon?

I wonder what’s coming soon on PatinCarrera.com.

Eddy Matzger To Be In Fort Lauderdale

Eddy Matzger’s Skate Farm Road Show is coming to Fort Lauderdale in February- read more here- Eddy Matzger in Ft Lauderdale- The RoadShow unleashes your inner skating animal through a combination of group skates, technique sessions, off-skate exercises, and frame by frame digital video analysis of each skater.

End Of December Short Track & Long Track News- From Patinage De Vitesse Courte Piste

While I was busy spending the holidays in Quebec with my family, Patinage De Vitesse Courte Piste was busy keeping us up to date with the following, including news from the Canadian Long Track Championships- Mathieu Giroux qualifié pour la Coupe du Monde- that’s right, Mathieu Giroux qualified to race for Canada in the long track speed [...]

Nieuwjaars Super Prestige Results (Long Track)

Click here for the results from yesterday’s long track speed skating Nieuwjaars Super Prestige.

Videos- Italian All Round Long Track Championships

Click here to access a few videos from the Italian All Round Long Track Championships held in December at Baselga di Pinè-

Superstars Of 2008 (Roller)- By Bill Begg

Bill Begg shared his thoughts about 2008′s world’s best roller speed skaters- read what you need to read here; Bill Begg’s 2008 Winners and Losers of Inline Speed Skating- Usually when you’re looking for speed skating’s best, you find it in the senior division (18 and over). But this year, one junior must be included [...]

Lucas Makowsky’s Season- First Half

Speedskating-online shared an article about Lucas Makowsky- read it here; Lucas Makowsky satisfied with first half of season- Even though we’re only halfway through this season and the most important competitions have yet to take place, Lucas Makowsky can already look back on what may be considered a breakthrough season. Whereas last season he skated [...]

Michael Gilday

Canadian short track speed skating team member Michael Gilday wrote some of his toughts on training and sacrifices- in particular family- in his entry Home and Family- They almost certainly have some part saying they wish that they could go home for two weeks or more, but everyone realizes the sacrifices that must be made in [...]