Alan Dobbie of Falkirk and Stirling Short Track Speed Skating Club set a new Scottish record in the 3000m on the 22nd of February in Dundee.
Congratulations Alan! The records list has been changed to reflect this new time.
Frank
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
1978 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
I have managed to locate the Mens and Ladies protocols from the first ever World Short Track Championships held in Solihull, England.
The winners were Jim Lynch from Australia in the men’s division and Sarah Doctor from the USA in the ladies division. (Is there anyone that can provide a short biography on Sarah and what her skating history was after this event? It is my understanding that she was only 15 years-old when she won this title).
If you look at the recently posted Australian Veteran's records, you will see that Jim Lynch remained very competetive for a long time. He also features in the 1000m semi-final video featured previously under the 1995 Australian ST Championships video post.
Harry Spragg from England was second in the men’s event and he later became a regular addition to the Australian short track scene.
Hopefully some people will find the results and times interesting.
Frank
Monday, February 18, 2008
Masters Personal Best Times List - 2008
Well, the Australian racing season kicks off in Brisbane this coming weekend with the Roos club racing event and hopefully we can have a good masters turnout, along with all the other grade skaters of all ages. I am lucky enough to be across here from Perth to skate the opening round and I can't wait!
I am hoping to compile a list of world master skater's PB's during 2008, very similar in format to the Racing Time Analysis used here in Australia, although it will be an honour system for skaters wishing to list their times. If you wish to submit your year's PB times for listing, please email them to the address listed in my profile.
The distances that I will record times for will be 500m, 777m, 1000m, 1500m and 3000m as these appear to be the most common distances in the masters grades.
If you wish to submit your club skaters times for the Masters division, please email me the skater's age, the distance, the time, their club and country, place set and date. If yours/their time is a record of some sort, such as a club, state, provincial or national record, please indicate this as well.
The feedback I have received so far has been positive and I have also had feedback that some skaters would like to be able to compare times and I think this would be a good medium.
I have received a couple of emails from people who have expressed an interest in contributing items on behalf of their skaters and clubs and I very much welcome this. I truly wish this to be a forum for all master skaters around the world and not just Australia. If you have news that you wish to contribute, don't hesitate to email me,
Frank
I am hoping to compile a list of world master skater's PB's during 2008, very similar in format to the Racing Time Analysis used here in Australia, although it will be an honour system for skaters wishing to list their times. If you wish to submit your year's PB times for listing, please email them to the address listed in my profile.
The distances that I will record times for will be 500m, 777m, 1000m, 1500m and 3000m as these appear to be the most common distances in the masters grades.
If you wish to submit your club skaters times for the Masters division, please email me the skater's age, the distance, the time, their club and country, place set and date. If yours/their time is a record of some sort, such as a club, state, provincial or national record, please indicate this as well.
The feedback I have received so far has been positive and I have also had feedback that some skaters would like to be able to compare times and I think this would be a good medium.
I have received a couple of emails from people who have expressed an interest in contributing items on behalf of their skaters and clubs and I very much welcome this. I truly wish this to be a forum for all master skaters around the world and not just Australia. If you have news that you wish to contribute, don't hesitate to email me,
Frank
Saturday, February 16, 2008
From the Video Vault - 1995 Australian National Chamionships
I was hunting through a heap of old videos and I found a few skating videos from the 1995 Australian National Championships held in Brisbane, Queensland.
I have included the 1000m metre semis as well as there are a couple of good races, along with the first ever short track World Champion, Jim Lynch skating. Jim was well into veteran category during these nationals, but he was always trying to keep the younger guys honest.
And I think the most popular suit that year was Richard Nizielski's purple and orange number.
I think all these guys would be of veteran/master status now (I'm pretty sure Warren B would just sneak in or be close to it!)
The overall champion for 1995 was Steven Bradbury.
I have only loaded the 500m and 1000m semis for now as I have had some trouble with the uploader.
Happy watching
Frank
500m Final
Skaters: Richard Nizielski, Warren Bradbury, Steven Bradbury, Richard Goeriltz.
1000m Semi-Finals
Skaters - semi #1: Steven Bradbury, Kieran Hansen, Warren Bradbury, Andrew Jovecevic.
Skaters - semi #2: Richard Nizielski, Jim Lynch (in red), Richard Goerlitz, Nick Heinecke.
I have included the 1000m metre semis as well as there are a couple of good races, along with the first ever short track World Champion, Jim Lynch skating. Jim was well into veteran category during these nationals, but he was always trying to keep the younger guys honest.
And I think the most popular suit that year was Richard Nizielski's purple and orange number.
I think all these guys would be of veteran/master status now (I'm pretty sure Warren B would just sneak in or be close to it!)
The overall champion for 1995 was Steven Bradbury.
I have only loaded the 500m and 1000m semis for now as I have had some trouble with the uploader.
Happy watching
Frank
500m Final
Skaters: Richard Nizielski, Warren Bradbury, Steven Bradbury, Richard Goeriltz.
1000m Semi-Finals
Skaters - semi #1: Steven Bradbury, Kieran Hansen, Warren Bradbury, Andrew Jovecevic.
Skaters - semi #2: Richard Nizielski, Jim Lynch (in red), Richard Goerlitz, Nick Heinecke.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
European Trip
As I indicated in an earlier post, I spent the Christmas break traveling through the south western part of Europe, namely France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
Although the trip was primarily a family holiday, I made sure that I got my share of winter sports in under my belt.
Here is a video, albeit very grainy, of me skating my first ever long track event - the 500m of the Swiss Masters Individual Distance competition. Once again, a lot of one sided cheering from my support crew!
The technique certainly needs some transition work from short to long track but it was all good fun, even in ST skates with a 9m radius!!!
Day two was a bit heavy on the old snow and it definately kept the track stewards busy. You can see from this photo how deep the snow was getting - it just never let up. I have an amazing appreciation for the old time long trackers who skated these types of outdoor arenas, but it was a great experience.
Prior to the competition, I managed to sneak in 7 days of skiing at Puy St Vincent. The view was amazing and it wasn't overly expensive. Although the room was quite small and run down, it was all we needed at the end of a day of skiing and a couple of glasses of Gluwein.
After Davos, we drove to Munich and Frankfurt where I was able to attend a couple of training sessions. I really enjoyed Munich, both for the city and for the training facility. Apparently, you can train on the oval each night from 5.30 to 8.30pm and pay nothing except your club fees at the start of the season, which was 85 Euro.
Hopefully next year we can travel to North America and have a skate around up there. I guess it just means working more overtime again for this year!
Anyway, I would really love to hear from other skaters about their travels and results.
Frank
Although the trip was primarily a family holiday, I made sure that I got my share of winter sports in under my belt.
Here is a video, albeit very grainy, of me skating my first ever long track event - the 500m of the Swiss Masters Individual Distance competition. Once again, a lot of one sided cheering from my support crew!
The technique certainly needs some transition work from short to long track but it was all good fun, even in ST skates with a 9m radius!!!
Day two was a bit heavy on the old snow and it definately kept the track stewards busy. You can see from this photo how deep the snow was getting - it just never let up. I have an amazing appreciation for the old time long trackers who skated these types of outdoor arenas, but it was a great experience.
Prior to the competition, I managed to sneak in 7 days of skiing at Puy St Vincent. The view was amazing and it wasn't overly expensive. Although the room was quite small and run down, it was all we needed at the end of a day of skiing and a couple of glasses of Gluwein.
After Davos, we drove to Munich and Frankfurt where I was able to attend a couple of training sessions. I really enjoyed Munich, both for the city and for the training facility. Apparently, you can train on the oval each night from 5.30 to 8.30pm and pay nothing except your club fees at the start of the season, which was 85 Euro.
Hopefully next year we can travel to North America and have a skate around up there. I guess it just means working more overtime again for this year!
Anyway, I would really love to hear from other skaters about their travels and results.
Frank
Sunday, February 3, 2008
2007 Australian Short Track Championships Video
I have finally got around to transferring and converting the video from the 2007 Nationals held at Boondall in Brisbane in October.
The video is a little shaky at times due to my inexperienced videographer wife and there is also a little bit of one sided barracking, but you get that. Happy watching!
Results:
Overall National Champion - Herbie Labiche - Roos Club QLD
2nd Overall - Frank Anderson - Roos Club QLD
3rd Overall - Alan Luscombe - Sydney Arrows NSW
Frank
1500m Veterans Final - 2007 Australian Nationals - Winner: Herbie Labiche
500m Veterans Final - 2007 Australian Nationals
500m Veterans Final Restart - 2007 Australian Nationals - Winner: Frank Anderson
1000m Veterans Final - 2007 Australian Nationals - Winner: Herbie Labiche
The video is a little shaky at times due to my inexperienced videographer wife and there is also a little bit of one sided barracking, but you get that. Happy watching!
Results:
Overall National Champion - Herbie Labiche - Roos Club QLD
2nd Overall - Frank Anderson - Roos Club QLD
3rd Overall - Alan Luscombe - Sydney Arrows NSW
Frank
1500m Veterans Final - 2007 Australian Nationals - Winner: Herbie Labiche
500m Veterans Final - 2007 Australian Nationals
500m Veterans Final Restart - 2007 Australian Nationals - Winner: Frank Anderson
1000m Veterans Final - 2007 Australian Nationals - Winner: Herbie Labiche
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