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.Gary Ryan of Australia (Bio and Photos)- February 21, 2004 Gary Ryan of the Australian National Inline Speed Skating Team is most well-known for coaching and managing Team Verducci International, his impressive skating career, posing for a nude photo at the 2000 speed worlds in Colombia, and marrying 25-time world champion Theresa Cliff (now Theresa Cliff Ryan). Read Full Articlehttp://www.skatelog.com/skaters/gary-ryan/ Rollerski Controversy in Alaska- February 21, 2004 A few months ago a man received a traffic ticket for rollerskiing in the streets of Juneau and shortly after that incident the University of Alaska Cross Country Ski Team was ordered to stop training in the streets on rollerskis. Alaska State Senator Ralph Seekins is not happy with that situation, so he has introduced a law that will give rollerskiers, inline skaters, and quad roller skaters the same street-skating rights as cyclists in the State of Alaska Fairbanks Miner Article.http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~1961411,00.html Extreme Downhill Ice Skating in Minnesota- February 21, 2004 The Red Bull Crashed Ice is an extreme downhill ice skating competition which took place for the first time in January of 2001 in Stockholm, Sweden. The first 2004 event took place in Moscow, Russia and this weekend there will be a second 2004 event in Duluth Minnesota USA. Read Full Articlehttp://www.skatelog.com/countries/us/mn/crashed-ice-2004.htm Renate and Chad are the New Ice World Champions- February 20, 2004 Chad Hedrick of Texas is now a world champion on both ice and wheels and Renate Groenewold of the Netherlands is the new women's all around ice speed skating champion. This is the first time a U.S. skater has been all-around champion since Eric Flaim won the title in 1988. Here is a report from Hamar, Norway. Read Full Articlehttp://www.skatelog.com/speed/all-around-2004-02.htm |