Club News - Archived

Thanks to all who came and joined us on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013, at the Hespeler Memorial Arena, Beehive Room.

Thanks to all... who came and joined us in our TryB4UJoin lessons on March 19th, 26th, 21st and 28th! We hope to see you next year too when our 2013-2014 Season begins.

Canada East Short Track Championships in Halifax, March 23-24, 2013

Congratulations to Charlotte Clifford and Adriana Cuabu who represented Ontario! CSSC is proud of this accomplishement!!

Congratulations to the following team and alternate skaters for the Canada Short Track Championship in Montreal, March 8-10, 2013
Junior B Ladies Olivia Scott (team) Serena Shukla (team) Taylor White (1st alternate) Junior A Ladies Sarah Lynn Reilly (team)	Junior B Men Sam McEachran (team) Junior A Men Ian Smibert (team) Bennett Wiancko (team)

Provincial C Championships, March 2-3, 2013 in Oakville ON

THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! Congratulations on your top 10 placements!
Age 7 Girls Mary Clifford Age 6 Boys Maddox Champagne (3rd) Age 7 Boys Joshua Glos (3rd)		Age 9 Boys Liam Dobson (2nd) Joshua Dorland Age 10 Boys Nick Faria Age 11 Boys James Dennison

National Selections #2, Montreal QC, March 1-3, 2013

Open Class Female

• Keri Morrison (4th)
• Taylor Schmidt (13th)

THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! Congratulations on your top 10 placements!
Age 12 Girls Adriana Cuabu Age 13 Girls Charlotte Clifford Keavah Clancy Jillian Norcott Age 14 Girls Andie Robertson Junior B Ladies Olivia Scott (2nd) Sarah Mason Serena Shukla Taylor White Sylvie Carruthers	Open Ladies Sarah Lynn Reilly (2nd) Age 12 Boys Sebastien Champagne Westley Yates Age 14 Boys Cameron Mason (3rd) Junior B Men Sam McEachran Open Men Ian Smibert Bennett Wiancko

Team Ontario Announcement Congratulations to the following team and alternate skaters for the Canada East Championship in Halifax, March 23-24, 2013
Age 12 Girls Adriana Cuabu (2nd alternate) Age 13 Girls Charlotte Clifford (2nd alternate)	Age 14 Boys Cameron Mason (team) Age 15 Boys Thomas Ten Kortenaar (team) Reid Schuett (1st alternate)

Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships, February 9-10, 2013, Winnipeg, MB

THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!
Congratulations on your placements!

Paisley: Gold in 3000m, 1500m, 1000m, 500m and all around

Sarah: Bronze in 3000m

Cam: Bronze in 3000m

Posted: 20130206 - App Helps Test for Concussions

Local startup, Concussion Toolbox, shows concussion-testing app to Cambridge Speed Skating Club

Olivia Scott loves to compete. So much so that when she was 13 years old, the Cambridge speed skater went against the advice of medical professionals and raced only two weeks after suffering a concussion.

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Posted: 20130125

View Photos of our Cambridge Speed Skating Club, 40th Anniversary Celebration, held January 26, 2013.

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40 years ago in Cambridge (Preston), Ontario, the first short track speed skaters touched the ice at Karl Homuth Arena and Cambridge became a speed skating town. Now, in our 2012/2013 season, we are celebrating 40 years of speed skating successes. Over the years we have seen hundreds of youth participate, both recreationally and competitively, in short track speed skating. Thanks to the many coaches and volunteers who have cheerfully helped and guided our athletes for the sake of the sport and personal growth.

Come and join in this celebration of our club, our coaches and volunteers, past and present, and of course, our founding parents. To share your experiences, please send us your pictures, stories and articles of past. We will display them for all in attendance to see!

An Open House will take place on:

• Saturday, January 26th, 2013
• At Hespeler Memorial Arena
• The Beehive Room
• 2-6pm

Hot/cold appetizers, desserts and drinks will be served.

Posted: 20121218 - CSSC ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY

Cambridge Speed Skating Club held its annual Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 18th.

After our regular warm up laps there was a free skate followed by some skating games. The parents were even talked into joining in the fun and games! Everyone had had a great time! We were even visited by the Jolly Ol' Fellow himself!

Photos of the event can be found in our Media Gallery.


Posted: 20121212 - New Ranking List

DOWNLOAD / VIEW 12-10-12 Ranking List


Posted: 20121107 - Message from the President

The Provincial Series Short Track Speed Skating meets are off to a great start.

Lots of fast races with tough competition. On Saturday we celebrated being awarded our Ontario Trillium Foundation grant for the purchase of the mats used for the meet. These mats meet the new SSC Level 4 requirements and were a good demonstration of the improved safety and protection they provide.

On Saturday we were also recognized by our MPP, Mr. Rob Leone, for this, our 40th anniversary year. We also celebrated being awarded our Ontario Trillium Foundation grant for the purchase of the mats used for the meet. These mats meet the new SSC Level 4 requirements and were a good demonstration of the improved safety and protection they provide. To view our press release, please click here.

Members of the OSSA Safety Task Group were present and held a SCAT2 seminar where they performed a demonstration evaluation.

Also on Saturday, the Provincial Series Meet #1 in Cambridge, Ontario was visited by Alex Hourahine of Active Cambridge. Says Alex, "Saturday it was on to the (Hespeler) Arena to watch the Cambridge Speed Skating Club host an Ontario wide competition. What an amazing sport, grace and power never went together so well. This is one exciting sport to watch and again seeing these young athletes give their very best on the ice then cheer like crazy for their team mates when it was there turn to race & awe inspiring." Pictures and a video at http://www.testingac123.com/speed-skating.html

Sunday started off with some very exciting 200m individual pursuits and ended with competitive points races. We also enjoyed the surprise visit by our very own Olympian, Cindy Overland (with the silver helmet), who helped to track steward.

I would like to thank the officials, coaches and many volunteers from Cambridge as well as those from other clubs who helped make this a successful and enjoyable weekend for all athletes. This wouldn't have been possible if not for their energy, hard work and dedication to the sport and athletes.

Mark Miyasaki
President - Cambridge Speed Skating Club

LIVE race results were posted as they became available on our Facebook page.
Please view the MOBILE UPLOADS in our album section

The program for the Provincial Series Meet #1 being held in Cambridge November 3rd and 4th is now available for viewing.

This race list is a preliminary version.
Updates should be checked for at the arena the day of the race!

Posted: 20121022 - Provincial Teams and Q4G News!

The Provincial Training and Development teams and Quest for Gold selection and funding process document is now available for members. To view the criteria please review the following:

• Quest for Gold OAAP 2012-13 Selection Criteria

• OSSA 2012-13 Provincial Teams and Quest for Gold Selection and funding process

IMPORTANT NOTE for athletes 23 years and older - NEW THIS YEAR:

Next Generation athletes (as defined by OSSA) are skating athletes who are 23 years or older must formally submit a request for consideration to the Selection Committee.

Due date for applications for funding is Monday, October 29th, 2012. For more information please read the selection and funding process bulletin. Should you have questions please contact the OSSA office.

Officials Clinic Available!

Officials are in high demand throughout the province. Now is your chance to complete the training and be involved at the meets.

Mark Saturday, November 17th on your calendars for a Level 1 Officials Clinic in Newmarket. Click here for more details.

The cost is only $10!!

Officials that took the Level 2 Track Steward clinic last season that do not have their Level 1 clinic completed should try to attend to be able to complete their certification.


Posted: 20120828 - Welcome to the 2012-2013 Speed Skating Season!

To register for the new season, please click here...

If you are a parent new to Speed Skating, please click here to view the Parents Guide, courtesy of Speed Skating Canada.

Update: 20121015 - The TRY B 4 U JOIN, short track speed skating program is now closed for the fall.


Posted: 20120828 - Presidents Message

Another summer is blistering by and we find ourselves fast approaching the 2012/2013 speed skating season. To get a jump start on the season, many of our athletes participated in summer ice and dryland training. I know others have kept active in other ways, including Blake's mountain bike training. For those who attended the "Overland and On-The-Ice" camp (view photos), you'll bring some polished techniques to the ice early in the season. All of this has been made possible thanks to the tireless efforts of our coaches, support people, the many generous volunteers and the Board of Directors. As a club, our accomplishments are also a reflection of the tremendous effort our athletes put into this sport. Continued...


Posted: 20120717 - 2nd ANNUAL 'OVERLAND AND ON THE ICE' SUMMER CAMP

WE HAD A GREAT TIME!!!

The Cambridge Speed Skating Club was once again been able to bring together Ernie, Kevin, Cindy and Amanda to host the 2nd ANNUAL 'OVERLAND AND ON THE ICE' SUMMER CAMP!

This High Performance Training Camp with the Overland Family took place at the Hespeler Memorial Arena, Friday, July 6 - Sunday, July 8, 2012.

Click here to view photos from the 2nd Annual Overland and On the Ice Summer Camp 2012


Posted: 20120319 - MILLER WINS FOUR MEDALS IN CALGARY

It was a big week for former Cambridge Speed Skating club member Dustin Miller.

At the Oval Finale and Canada Cup 4 long track speed skating competition in Calgary, Miller won two gold medals in the 500-metre events, as well as a silver and bronze in the 1,000-metre competitions.

The Kitchener native set a personal best time last Thursday with 34.76 seconds for the 500-metre gold, before winning gold again on the weekend in 35.05 seconds. In the 1,000-metre races, Miller set a personal best time of one minute, 8.78 seconds, a day after winning silver in the first 1,000-metre event.

As printed: March 19, 2012 http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/sports/article/1319801--miller-wins-four-medals-in-calgary

2012 Olympic Oval Finale Results:

• Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 500m Mens
• Friday, March 16, 2012 - 1000m Mens
• Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 500m Mens
• Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 1000m Mens

By: Ryan McCracken, Record Staff

Last year speed skater Dustin Miller suffered a back injury and a concussion that led to a drastic change in his skating career, for the better.

Miller, who had exclusively skated short-track since he began speed skating in 1998, was training in Europe with a Dutch team in May when he suffered the back injury. A few months later he took a fall at a training camp in Fort St. John, B.C., that resulted in a concussion, leaving him off the ice from mid-July to mid-August. CONTINUED @ therecord.com