Saturday saw 5 australian skaters take the ice in Calgary for time trials.
Sophie Muir skated the 500m and 1000m. Sophie skated a 39.10 in the 500m then smashed her own national record in the 1000m from last weekend, skating a 1:18.01.
Dan Greig, Ben Southee and Dan Yeow skated the 500m and 1000m.
Daniel Greig skated 2 national records posting a 36.43, 500m and a 1:10.96, 1000m, taking it under 1:11 and achieving an Olympic Qualifying time in the process.
Ben Southee skated directly after Daniel in the 500m and posted a time that was also under the old 500m record but was just .10 behind Daniel - you can't get much more competitive than that! In the 1000m, Ben posted another PB skating a 1:11.69.
Daniel Yeow posted two personal records, recording a 40.44 500m and a 1:20.21 1000m.
Josh Lose skated the 1500m distance and posted a new national record and posted an Olympic qualifying time in the process. Josh skated a 1:48.59 to take .20 off Ben Southee's previous record.
So all in all, a very productive and competive day for the Aussies in Calgary in preparation for next week's world cup, and once again, a tough week is ahead for the selectors! Well done to all skaters.
NZ news - Blake Skjellrup skated a personal best time of 1:13.69 in the 1000m at the above time trials.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
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Great news - it's wonderful to see the hard work is paying off. Well done to all concerned.
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