Speed skating-Ohno keeping options open for Sochi sojourn
BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Apolo Anton Ohno has never been one to shy away from a challenge and while the American is relishing his ambassadorial role for the Special Olympics, the speed skater has yet to rule out the prospect of competing at a fourth ... continued at The Guardian
Canada's newest Olympic-sized indoor speed skating oval to host the 2012 Canadian Age Class Long Track Championship February 11-12
FORT ST. JOHN, BC, Feb. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Fresh off hosting their first high-profile event of the year, the Canadian Open Masters Speed Skating Championship, the Energetic City, Fort St. John, BC, is preparing for what promises to be another truly amazing ... continued at CNW Group
Midland Speed Skating Club's Rohraff coaches U.S. team at inaugural Youth Winter Olympics
Freeland's Joe Rohraff has been involved in speed skating for most of his life, and he is now passing on the things he's learned to a younger generation. Rohraff, Midland Speed Skating Club coach, recently served as the national coach and team ... continued at Midland Daily News
Nesbitt wins opener at world all-round speed-skating championships
Defending champion Ireen Wust of the Netherlands took the lead after two races at the World Allround Speedskating Championships. Wust had 79.818 points after finishing third in the 500-meter opener and second in the 3,000 on Saturday at the Krylatskoye Ice ... continued at Globe and Mail
Hundreds of speed skaters compete
On Sunday, more than 200 speed skaters turned up at the Ice Station Valencia for the California State Speed Skating Championships. Whether they were 7 years old or 70, they squeezed into their skin tight body suits, strapped on those characteristic skates ... continued at Signal
'Peggers win speed skating titles
Leela Braun and Brett Arnason, both of Winnipeg, won age-group titles last weekend at the Canadian Open Masters Championships at the 400-metre indoor oval in the Pomeroy Sport Centre in Fort St. John, B.C. Arnason won the men’s 60-64 age class while ... continued at Winnipeg Free Press
Junior short track ice skating
This weekend the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships will take place at the new Icehouse rink in Docklands, Melbourne. The event showcases 140 of the world's most promising junior skaters, aged 19 and under, from 29 countries. Australia's ... continued at ABC Online
Why Jamie Staff turned down GB track return
Great Britain have still not found anyone quite like Jamie Staff. So much so, he says, they tried to get him back. "Even last year, at the World Championships, they were like, 'We want you back'. But I'd made other commitments and I love what I do," he ... continued at BBC News
Former barrel jumper skates his way into Northbrook Sports Hall of Fame
Like induction ceremonies of years past, Widmark's will highlight Northbrook's reputation as an incubator of speed skating talent. But it also will call attention to the bygone sport of barrel jumping, a phenomenon Northbrook can claim to have ... continued at Chicago Tribune
Now raise your game! England must improve after scraping past Italy
When the RFU start sifting through the applications for the England head coach job on Wednesday they will find Stuart Lancaster’s c.v. minus one detail - Test coaching record: played two, won two. The man in temporary charge of the national team formally ... continued at Daily Mail