14 OSSA Long Track skaters represented Ontario at the Canadian Youth Long Track Championships in  Red Deer, AB this weekend.

Ontario brought home 10 medals and many great racing experiences!
Renata Kenzie - Gold in 1500m, Silver in 7 lap event,
Sarah Murray - Gold in 300m, Bronze in 500m
Brielle Durham - Bronze in 7 lap event, Silver in 500m and 1500m
Boys 12-13 Team Pursuit (David Brown, Alex Wood, Bradley Chambers) - Silver

Congratulations to all of our Team Ontario skaters who raced in Red Deer this weekend!
Results will be posted on the SSC website shortly.

At World Cup #5 in Calgary this weekend, Ivanie Blondin broke the Canadian Women's 1500m record with a time of 1:51.767 and claimed Silver!

In the 5000m, Jordan Belchos skated a personal best of 6:13.115 and finished 5th in the Men's A Division. 
Hayden Mayeur made his World Cup debut in the Men's B Division 5000m.

You can view the results here. 

Alphonse Ouimette (St. Lawrence Rapids) made his World Cup debut this weekend in Germany.
Alphonse was a member of the Mixed Gender Relay and skated the 1500m. 
Congratulations to Alphonse for representing Canada on the International Short Track racing stage!

11 OSSA skaters raced at Short Track Canada Cup 2 in Sherbrooke this weekend. Top results include Renee Steenge placing 1st in the 1500m and 2nd in the 500m. Renee finished 2nd overall!
Arye Richards qualified to every A final and finished 4th overall.

Full results can be found here.
Congratulations to all of our OSSA skaters at Short Track Canada Cup 2!

 the Special Olympics Canada 2020 Winter Games are being held in Thunder Bay Ontario from Feb 25-29, 2020.  

We have 15 skaters representing Ontario: 
Sara Albers, Ben Caldecott, Alex Cappuccitti, Jessica Carr, Curtis Cook, Stephen Graham, Sarah Hannon, Tyler Jilek, Claire Kachur, Terry Kuczwal, Ezekiel Liu, Matthew Tataryn, Jordan Taylor, Jackson Tomlinson and
Kevin Walker

5 coaches will lead our skaters at the Games
Duncan LeBlanc (Head Coach), Bernie Cappuccitti, Brian Carr, Benton McNicol and Laura Woodall

We also have the following OSSA Officials and volunteers:
Nicole Van Lierop - Sport Manager
Laura Cooper - Venue Manager
John Van Lierop - Chief Lap Counter
Shauna Van Lierop - Chief Referee
David Steward - Referee
Lori McNicol - Chief Judge
Murray Ebel - Chief Timer
Paul Woodall - Starter
Susan Scollie - Clerk of the Course
Matheson Ebel - Track Steward
Ben Ebel - Track Steward

Good luck to all of our OSSA skaters, Officials and volunteers!

Nagano Skate is coming back to RIM Park in Waterloo on Aug 10-14, 2020!
This will be an all-day camp for skaters aged 8-22 with at least 1 year of racing experience. Camp will run for 5 days (Monday-Friday).
More information can be found on the Nagano Skate website here: https://naganoskate.com/academy-2/?lang=en

Registration is open!
Register here: https://forms.gle/RFedREHHKosoxWuQ9
Note: camp will not be part of the NextGEN program this summer.
NextGEN skaters are eligible to register, but all skaters must register individually using the link above.

The Buffalo Speedskating Club is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the 3rd annual Beatrice Noble Memorial Speedskating Scholarship, which recognizes young speed skaters living with a chronic medical condition. Speed skaters up to age 18 in the US and Canada who are living with a chronic medical condition are eligible to apply.

There will be up to (3) $1,000 USD scholarships awarded in 2020. The scholarships will be used to pay for costs directly related to the recipient's participation in the sport of speedskating.

For additional information including an online application and past recipients, please go to the Scholarship's website:
 www.buffalospeedskating.org/scholarship.
The application deadline is April 1, 2020.

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Thank you to the Government of Ontario for their support!