I recieved an email from Paolo Gemme advising the Turin Olympic Oval is open for skating. Find all the details below:
Dear Friends,
Good news from Italy !!! The Olympic Ice Oval in Turin is open till October 18th 2009 !!!
The ice is really good and the room temperature is pleasant. We would like to inform all the Masters that is possible to skate with the following time schedule:
• Monday to Saturday: from 14:00 till 17:00
• Sunday: from 10:00 till 12:30
The entrance fee for each training session costs 8 €. The entrance of the Olympic Ice Oval is located in Via Nizza 294, Turin. If you plan to come please check with the track responsible, Mr.Davide Carta, at the following e-mail address davedany@libero.it.
A special hotel rate is available for the skaters at Euro Motel – Via 1° Maggio, 57 – Nichelino (Torino) - web: www.euromotel.it e-mail: euro@euromotel.it - that is located 5 Km from Ice Oval by car or easily joinable by bus number 14 (stop 100m from the hotel and few hundred meters from the Ice Oval).
The rates are the following (at the reservation please state that you are a skater and the prices are those agreed with Davide Carta):
• Bed & Breakfast: 25€ per person per day in double room
• Half board: 37€ per person per day in double room
• Full board: 43€ per person per day in double room
• Single room: add 20€
Only for next week end the time schedule is as follow:
• Saturday 19th Sept. from 17:00 till 19:00
• Sunday 20th Sept. from 10:00 till 12:30
Please inform the skaters of your club or country.
I wish you a nice week end.
Paolo
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
New World Record
Brian Boudreau of Salt Lake City competed in the 2009 Desert Classic Short Track a few weeks ago and set a new world record in the 40-49 year age bracket for the 1000m.
Brian skated a 1:33.68 1000m to better the current record of Jim Lynch of 1:40.19 set in September 1995. Jim was the first ever short track world champion in 1978.
Until such time as it is ratified by US Speedskating as a National masters record, it will be recorded in red alongside Jim's record.
Congratulations Brian.
Brian skated a 1:33.68 1000m to better the current record of Jim Lynch of 1:40.19 set in September 1995. Jim was the first ever short track world champion in 1978.
Until such time as it is ratified by US Speedskating as a National masters record, it will be recorded in red alongside Jim's record.
Congratulations Brian.
Note: The world records listed on this site have all been collected from national skating bodies as current national records. The best of these records are listed as world records. This is the only standard that has been used to record the best times and cannot be termed 'official' until a governing masters body recognises them as such.
More Upcoming Competitions
Reminder: Entries for the 2009 Australian Short Track Championships close this Friday the 11th of September. There are already 14 Masters entered for this event.
The New Zealand Short Track Association is holding the 2009 NZ Short Track Championships a week before (26th & 27th Sept) the Australian Nationals. I don't have a direct link to any competition info but Igor Ozerov has posted up a comment on the WMST Forum page. If you would like to get in contact with him, please email me and I will forward his details to you.
Igor will also be making the trek to Brisbane to compete in the Aussie Nationals - after only two months back on the ice! But I'm sure his pedigree will come to forefront.
The British Masters scene is also picking up and there are a couple of events being hosted by Scottish Club the Ayrshire Flyers.
Sat 26 September 2009, Dundee Open - Dundee, Scotland
Sun 27 September 2009, Stirling Open - Stirling, Scotland
Sat 17 October 2009, Scottish Open, Dumfries, Scotland
Click on the link for a complete list of competition dates.
On a side note, I have taken over the writing and updating of the International Masters Short Track Committee website on behalf of the IMSSC. We are hoping to boost the profile of the masters in short track, and hopefully, one day, run a World Championship.
I have noticed that there are more and more Masters skating at each event, and in Australia I have another 8 or so Masters toying with getting back on the ice - so push your old skating buddies back into the scene! The more numbers we get, the more likely the ISU will cave in and allow us to use the term World Championship.
I must also apologise for my somewhat slow responses of late, but work committments and limited interent access have all conspired to slow me down, but as the season opens, I hope to keep up regular updates.
Frank
The New Zealand Short Track Association is holding the 2009 NZ Short Track Championships a week before (26th & 27th Sept) the Australian Nationals. I don't have a direct link to any competition info but Igor Ozerov has posted up a comment on the WMST Forum page. If you would like to get in contact with him, please email me and I will forward his details to you.
Igor will also be making the trek to Brisbane to compete in the Aussie Nationals - after only two months back on the ice! But I'm sure his pedigree will come to forefront.
The British Masters scene is also picking up and there are a couple of events being hosted by Scottish Club the Ayrshire Flyers.
Sat 26 September 2009, Dundee Open - Dundee, Scotland
Sun 27 September 2009, Stirling Open - Stirling, Scotland
Sat 17 October 2009, Scottish Open, Dumfries, Scotland
Click on the link for a complete list of competition dates.
On a side note, I have taken over the writing and updating of the International Masters Short Track Committee website on behalf of the IMSSC. We are hoping to boost the profile of the masters in short track, and hopefully, one day, run a World Championship.
I have noticed that there are more and more Masters skating at each event, and in Australia I have another 8 or so Masters toying with getting back on the ice - so push your old skating buddies back into the scene! The more numbers we get, the more likely the ISU will cave in and allow us to use the term World Championship.
I must also apologise for my somewhat slow responses of late, but work committments and limited interent access have all conspired to slow me down, but as the season opens, I hope to keep up regular updates.
Frank
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Upcoming Events - AUS and CAN
Two upcoming events that have attracted a large group of masters interest over last couple of years are almost upon us again.
In the first weekend of October, Boondall ice rink in Brisbane, Australia will host the 2009 Australian Short Track National Championships.
So far, the masters division has confirmed participants from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. There is also at least one skater coming across from New Zealand in Igor Ozerov, former Russian Olympian from the 1994 WG, seeking to enter back into the sport in the masters division.
Another event that is fast gaining popularity is the 2009 Canmore Masters Ice Racing Challenge. Ian Mellors from the Canmore /Banff club has sent an extensive run down on the events to be held over the weekend of the 11th to 13th of December 2009.
For both event's information, click on the links in the 'Upcoming Events' heading in the right columns.
Once again, if you have information about any local upcoming events, please don't hesitate to email me.
Also, very shortly, I will be updating the IMSSC ST site (IMSTC)as well, so information for Masters will be blended between the two sites.
Frank
In the first weekend of October, Boondall ice rink in Brisbane, Australia will host the 2009 Australian Short Track National Championships.
So far, the masters division has confirmed participants from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. There is also at least one skater coming across from New Zealand in Igor Ozerov, former Russian Olympian from the 1994 WG, seeking to enter back into the sport in the masters division.
Another event that is fast gaining popularity is the 2009 Canmore Masters Ice Racing Challenge. Ian Mellors from the Canmore /Banff club has sent an extensive run down on the events to be held over the weekend of the 11th to 13th of December 2009.
For both event's information, click on the links in the 'Upcoming Events' heading in the right columns.
Once again, if you have information about any local upcoming events, please don't hesitate to email me.
Also, very shortly, I will be updating the IMSSC ST site (IMSTC)as well, so information for Masters will be blended between the two sites.
Frank
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