Wednesday, February 25, 2009

2009 Junior World LT Championships

The past weekend saw the first Australian compete at a World Junior Championships since Danny Kah at Roros, Norway in 1985.

Daniel Grieg, represented Australia in the sprint events, finishing 45th in the two 500m events and 26th in the 1000m event. The championships were held in Zakopane, Poland in temperatures as low as -10 degrees C.

Daniel is an Inline 200m Sprint Junior World Champion and certainly has the background to move forward from these championships and become a true contender for Olympic selection next February.

These results are positive for Daniel's first season transitioning from inlines to ice, and the author for one, is excited about the prospect of seeing several Australian skaters making Olympic selection.

DJ Nation (NZ) competed at the same championships with some positive results in the allaround competition, finishing 20th overall in the Samalog after a strong 5000m performance.

Daniel's next competition will be the Junior World Cup final in Groningen, Netherlands this weekend and we wish him all the best for this event.

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