This past weekend, 5 skaters made the trip to Milton to participate in the Provincial C Championship. Overall, it was a great weekend of skating, with each skater getting new PB’s in several distances. In the end, 2 of our skaters finished on the podium.
Congratulations to Andy Giroux for winning Silver in the 7 year old boys category.
Congratulations to Celia Giroux for winning Silver in the 6 year old girls category.
Official protocol will be posted soon.
The ISU World Speed Skating Championships were held this past weekend in Montreal. Several SLSSC members made the trip to enjoy the excellent racing. While there, Coach Jen ran into an old competitor, namely Kristina Groves, who was announcing for CBC!!!
Kristina was nice enough to pose for pictures with Jen, Nolan and Paige, as well, sign their programs. Coach Jen’s brother also managed to get the programs signed by the complete Canadian Speed Skating Team!
Congratulations to Charles Hamelin for winning Bronze in the 500m.
With the Braves hosting a playoff game this Tuesday, our ice times have change.
5:00-6:00 – Comp
6:00-7:00 – Y1 / L2S8
Note: Both Coach Jen and Coach Gerald will be there for the Comp session.
The marathon season extended from mid-November opening up with the Quebec City marathon that is held at the Gaetan Boucher oval in St. Foy and ended with the inaugural Lake Memphemagog marathon weekend at Newport, Vermont on the first weekend of March. In between we had several others including Lake Placid, Skate the Lake (Portland, Ontario) and Plains of Abraham, with one marathon being cancelled in mid- February at Lake Placid. In addition to these ‘local’ marathons there were marathons on the Halifax oval and two in Alberta (Silver Skate in Edmonton and Sylvan Lake near Red Deer (this latter event was moved to the Red Deer oval due to unfavourable ice conditions on Sylvan Lake). The events were well attended with the exception of Skate the Lake as a result of very poor and hazardous driving conditions for intended participants, and Lake Memphemagog due to short notice. But all were successful and enjoyed by all who attended. This year the North American marathon championships were held in our backyard at Portland (Skate the Lake). Our club was well represented at the NA championships with 15 of our members entering the various events. Heidi attended four of the five marathon events in our region and John participated in all five (ten races). It was unfortunate that the second Lake Placid event was cancelled due to hazardous driving conditions since eight from our club were signed up to participate. Better luck next year and hopefully we will attract more club members to a suite of events in 2014/15.
Four happy marathoners in Lake Placid. Niara (Waterloo), Heidi (St. Lawrence), Jennifer (Pacers), Tracy (Waterloo)
Reminder, the following Provincial Champions will be coming up in the next few weeks. Make sure to get your entries to Heather by the specified date.
Provincial ‘C’ (Girls and Boys age 6-10) – March 22nd-23rd, Milton. Entry form due by March 12th. Please let your coaches know if you plan on attending this meet.
Provincial ‘B’ & Masters (Girls and Boys 11 and up that do not skate in the Provincial Series, including Masters) – March 29th-30th, Clarington. Entry form due by March 19th.
Congratulations to Nick Everett for finishing 13th at the Ontario Winter Games in Huntsville this past week. You can follow the link to see the protocol.
Congratulations to the 24 skaters from St. Lawrence that competed in the Eastern Regional Meet #5 this past weekend. A fun time was had by all, with many skaters achieving new PB’s (PB page has been updated). Thanks to everyone who helped with the meet and brought food/supplies!!!! I think we served our officials, volunteers and coaches a good lunch and snacks!!
Here is how everyone finished:
Alpha Division
Bryony Shonewille – 8th
Terry Knapp – 10th
Abigael Shonewille – 11th
John Bols – 16th
Bravo Division
Andrew Chartrand – 3rd
Corinne Shonewille – 4th
Charlie Division
Aidan VanBeek – 1st
Nolan Roney – 9th
Delta Division
Cameron Mackay – 11th
Andy Giroux – 14th
Paige Besner – 15th
Echo Division
Annella Roney – 7th
Julia Wheeler – 9th
Charlotte Morrison – 11th
Aidan Chartrand – 13th
Foxtrot Division
Arie Devos – 1st
Ayron Meier – 4th
Ethan Stefaru – 5th
Aydan Stefaru – 8th
Celia Giroux – 9th
Kaitlan Gallant – 10th
Mattihas Reisen – 11th
Lukas Reisen – 12th
Ethan Mackay – 13th
Congrats to Aidan VanBeek and Arie Devos for winning Gold in their division and to Andrew Chartrand for winning Bronze in his.
The protocol can be found on the OSSA website.
Videos from the meet can be found on the Eastern Ontario Network website.
Pictures will be posted soon.
Congratulations to the 4 SLSSC skaters who competed in the Provincial A Championships this past weekend. Here’s how they finished:
Alphonse Ouimet – 1st – Open Male
Nick Everett – 2nd – Age 14 Boys
Chloe Segal – 10th – Age 13 Girls
Emma-Grace Wheeler – 4th (tie) – Age 12 Girls
Complete protocol can be seen here.
Congratulations to Alphonse on being selected to Team Ontario for the Canadian Age Class Short Track Championships in Prince George, BC, on March 14-16, 2014.
Congratulations to Nick and Emma-Grace (alternate) on being selected to Team Ontario for the Canada East Short Track Championships in Riviere-du-Loup, QC, on March 29-30, 2014.
Complete list of selected skaters can be found on the OSSA website.
Good luck!
Reminder: The ice (6:30pm-9:00pm) will NOT be available to skaters after the meet this Sunday.
Make sure to come out and cheer your teammates on this Sunday!
Good luck to Nick Everett, Chloe Segal, Emma Grace Wheeler, and Alphonse Ouimet who will be competing in the Provincial ‘A’ Championship on February 22nd and 23rd in Newmarket.