Bergsma sets world record in women's 1,500-meter race
Kearns • Each time Heather Bergsma took the hand-held oxygen tank away from her face, she smiled. She couldn’t help it. The 26-year-old from High Point, N.C., kept her skates on after one of the best...
View ArticleBergsma, Bloemen break world speedskating records
American Heather Bergsma broke the world record in the women's 1,500 meters Saturday in the World Cup speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval, and Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen shattered the mark in the...
View ArticleCanada’s Bloemen sets new long track world record, wins gold (Canadian...
(Source: Canadian Olympic Committee) At the second long track World Cup stop of the season, Bloemen obliterated Sven Kramer's long-held global standard by completing the 10,000m event in 12 minutes and...
View ArticleHeather Bergsma Breaks Brittany Bowe’s Week-Old 1,500-Meter Speedskating...
(Source: United States Olympic Committee) By Brandon Penny | Nov. 22, 2015, 3:12 a.m. (ET) Heather Bergsma and her mother, Pat, celebrate Bergsma's world record in the 1,500-meter at the ISU World Cup...
View ArticleSkier Jan Hudec will take secret weapon into World Cup race
Ski racer Jan Hudec will have a secret weapon in his arsenal next weekend at the World Cup season opener in Lake Louise. The Olympic bronze medallist will wear a new helmet designed especially for him...
View Article120 Short Track Speed Skaters at Richmond’s Olympic Oval November 19-22 for...
(Source: Speed Skating Canada) A total of 120 short track speed skaters will take part in the Canadian Open National Qualifier, November 19-22 at the Olympic Oval in Richmond, B.C., where they will be...
View ArticleISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 - Salt Lake City (USA) Day 3 (ISU - ...
(Source: ISU - International Skating Union) From: Selina Vanier, Pierre Eymann and Fredi Schmid November 22, 2015 For immediate release ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 - Salt Lake City (USA) Day 3...
View ArticleCanada wins two medals, including a first gold medal in men's team pursuit...
(Source: Speed Skating Canada) The trio of Canadian skaters comprised of Ted-Jan Bloemen, Jordan Belchos and Ben Donnelly won the gold medal in the men's team pursuit while Marsha Hudey, Heather McLean...
View ArticleISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 – Salt Lake City (USA) Day 3 (ISU - ...
(Source: ISU - International Skating Union) Another day, another world record at the Utah Olympic Oval. Brittany Bowe (USA) took the Ladies' 1000m mark to 1:12.18 on the final day of the ISU World Cup...
View ArticleFive For Friday: Short Track Speedskating (United States Olympic Committee)
(Source: United States Olympic Committee) By Paul D. Bowker | Nov. 06, 2015, 12:01 a.m. (ET) John-Henry Krueger skates in the men's 500-meter at the Short Track U.S. Single Distance Championships on...
View ArticleISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 – Calgary (CAN) Day 2 (ISU -...
(Source: ISU - International Skating Union) The American ladies still sovereignly rule the 1000m. Brittany Bowe (USA) powered to a new world record in 1:12.54 on day 2 of the ISU World Cup in Calgary,...
View ArticleAmerican Brittany Bowe breaks world record in 1,500
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) American Brittany Bowe broke the world record in the women's 1,500 meters Sunday, and Russia's Pavel Kulizhnikov topped the...
View ArticleWinter Wonderlands: World’s coolest sport venues (Canadian Olympic Committee)
(Source: Canadian Olympic Committee) Here's a look at some of the more spectacular sub-zero sport venues on the planet. Related: Top performers to watch this winter Hahnenkamm - Kitzbühel, Austria The...
View ArticleISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 - Calgary (CAN) Day 2 (ISU -...
(Source: ISU - International Skating Union) From: Selina Vanier, Pierre Eymann and Fredi Schmid November 14, 2015 For immediate release ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 - Calgary (CAN) Day 2 The...
View ArticleSports Scene: Nov. 10-16 (United States Olympic Committee)
(Source: United States Olympic Committee) By United States Olympic Committee | Nov. 17, 2015, 10 a.m. (ET) Katie Ledecky swims in the 200-meter freestyle final at the Arena Pro Swim Series on Nov.12,...
View ArticleISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 - Salt Lake City (USA) Day 2 (ISU - ...
(Source: ISU - International Skating Union) From: Selina Vanier, Pierre Eymann and Fredi Schmid November 20, 2015 For immediate release ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 - Salt Lake City (USA) Day 2...
View ArticleFirst-timer Donnelly helps Canada to speed skating gold
CALGARY -- Speed skater Ben Donnelly still has a signed Denny Morrison picture on the shelf in his bedroom back home in Oshawa, Ont. He also has tucked away for safekeeping a Denny Morrison Excel Polar...
View ArticleTeam USA Short Track Skaters Gain Exposure, Experience At Second Apolo Ohno...
(Source: United States Olympic Committee) By John Coon | Nov. 14, 2015, 3:32 p.m. (ET) J.R. Celski competes in the men's 1,000-meter final at the Apolo Ohno Invitational on Nov. 13, 2015 in Kearns,...
View ArticleCanada kicks off the new international season in long track with two bronze...
(Source: Speed Skating Canada) William Dutton and Ted-Jan Bloemen each won a bronze medal, both earning their first individual career medal on the World Cup circuit, Friday, on the first day of the...
View ArticleISU World Cup Speed Skating 2015/16 – Calgary (CAN) Day 1 (ISU -...
(Source: ISU - International Skating Union) When Pavel Kulizhnikov (RUS) took the ice at the Calgary Olympic Oval on Friday, everybody held his breath. Would the Russian youngster be able to beat the...
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