Kathie Fry: Speed Skating Web LogNews, articles and information about speed skating all over the world. Most entries are about inline speed skating, but ice speed skating and quad speed roller skating are also covered.Two Canadians Injured at Short Track Worlds- March 21, 2004 Two Canadian skaters slammed into the sideboards this weekend at the Ice Short Track Speed Skating World Championships in Sweden, and one of them was seriously injured Article at Canada.comhttp://www.canada.com/sports/skating/story.html?id=6AC3EED7-5418-4689-9E1F-C109623EA9AA River's Edge Trail in Montana- March 21, 2004 This trail wanders 25 miles through the city of Great Falls Montana USA, connecting parks and points of interest along the Missouri River. Eleven miles of the trail is paved and that portion is a popular destination for local inline skaters and cyclists. More Skating Trails in Montana A New Skate Park in Montanahttp://www.millenniumtrails.org/TL_Active_Pages/TrailSearch/default.asp?Action=DisplayDeta... Will This Skater Look Like an Arse- March 21, 2004 FROM OUR FORUM: The past few months I've been very interested in getting into marathon skating and night skates. After reading this thread and hearing words like techniques and drills, I am starting to wonder if I'll make an arse out of myself by joining an experienced group for a night skate or going up to the Disney Marathon Read More in Our Forumhttp://www.askaboutskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=623#623 Powerbar Founder Dies of Heart Attack at Age 51- March 21, 2004 Canadian marathon runner Brian Maxwell and his nutritionist wife Jennifer created the original PowerBar in their Berkeley kitchen in 1986 and they turned that product into an empire before they sold it to Nestle in 2000 for a reported $375 million USD. Mr. Maxwell collapsed in a post office on Friday, March 19 and was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead of a heart attack. He is survived by his wife and five children. Announcement on the PowerBar Web...http://www.powerbar.com/About/PowerNews/content_powernews_detail.asp?id=200431918592066141... Happy Birthday to Heather Richardson- March 20, 2004 Today is the birthday of Team Mogema skater Heather Richardson of High Point, North Carolina. Heather was a member of the 2003 United States World Inline Speed Skating Team Mogema USA Bio of Heather Heather's Home Team: HP speedhttp://www.mogemausa.com/heather_richardson.htm Short Track World Championships in Sweden- March 20, 2004 The Ice Short Track Speed Skating World Championships are taking place this weekend (March 19-21) at the Frolundaborg Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Terao Withdraws from Short Track Worlds Canadian Men Dominate on Day One Korea Wins Third Gold Medal Official Event Web Site Results at CyberScoreBoard.comhttp://www.vm04.org/ 2004 World Inline Downhill Cup- March 20, 2004 The International Inline Downhill Association (IIDA) has expanded the Downhill Europacup to include the entire world this year. They expect to include downhill skating events in Europe, the United States, South Africa, and Korea in the 2004 IIDA World Cup IIDA Web Sitehttp://inlinedownhill.free.fr/english/worldcup/worldcup.htm How to Stop Without a Brake- March 20, 2004 FROM OUR FORUM: "I'm kind of embarrassed to ask this question, but I just got 5 wheel skates without a brake, and I need some tips about how to stop." Read More in Our Forumhttp://www.askaboutskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=304 Jim Larson of Team Hyper in 1975- March 20, 2004 This is SO SO cool - a photo of a very small Jim Larson right after he won the Illinois State Championships in 1975 (come on everybody... send me your vintage skating pics!) View Larger Photohttp://www.skatelog.com/skaters/jim-larson/1975.htm Wild Scallion in Chicago Includes Skating- March 20, 2004 The Wild Onion Urban Adventure Series has been cancelled for 2004 but there WILL be a Wild Scallion event this year, on October 2 in Chicago, Illinois USA. The Onion events are multi-sport competitions where 3-person teams run, cycle, climb stairs, inline skate, ride scooters, and take public transportation along an established route, stopping at checkpoints to verify their progress. Article at CheckPointZero.com (Announcement) UrbanAdventureRacing.com (Official Web Site)http://www.checkpointzero.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showArticle&articleID=141 |