Young speed skaters hailing from 麻豆精选 put their skills to the test at this year鈥檚 BC Long Track Speed Skating Championships.
Four skaters from 麻豆精选 Speed Skating Club came home with winning hardware. Talia Halperin and Calla Haaheim led the way with gold medal wins in their age groups, under-12 and under-13 respectively, at the championships which finished on Jan. 26 in Fort St. John.
鈥淭his group is proving that 麻豆精选 skaters can perform and win against those who train full time on a long track,鈥� said KSSC coach Nancy Goplen.
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Coming home with silver medals were Erik Haaheim in the 16-year-old age group and Noah Rubuliak in the under-15 group. Rubuliak and both Haaheims have advanced to compete at the Canadian Youth Long Track Championships in Red Deer starting Feb. 8.
Meanwhile, Halperin will compete locally in short track speed skating.
While 麻豆精选 skaters practice on a 100 metre oval at the Capital News Centre, they鈥檙e not used to the 400 metre long tracks when it comes to competition time.
Goplen said that despite the minor training disadvantage, she was impressed with the club鈥檚 skaters.
鈥淭he skaters have to be really strong technically on the straights and have a decent base of physical conditioning,鈥� she said.
鈥淚t also takes some creativity with drills and a being a bit of a stickler for technique. The future remains bright for our skaters.鈥�
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