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Breakthrough season for Anastasia Bucsis
Monday, 16 August 2010
In terms of breakthrough seasons, it goes without saying that Anastasia Bucsis looks back on one. At the Canadian Fall World Cup Trials in Richmond last October, she surprisingly claimed the overall bronze medal in the 500m, thereby securing a spot on a World Cup team for the very first time. After this she went on to qualify for the Olympic 500m at the Canadian Single Distances Championships/Olympic Trials in Calgary last December. Bucsis reflects on her past season and looks forward to the upcoming one, which she will be skating as a member of the Canadian National Team.
Countdown to Sochi: Alexandra Ianculescu
Sunday, 20 June 2010To conclude our Countdown to Vancouver series, Speedskating-online talked to aspiring Olympic speed skater Alexandra Ianculescu. This 18-year-old Canadian-Romanian speed skater looks back on an amazing season. After she decided on skating for Canada instead of Romania, she started training in Calgary, which resulted in new personal best times in all distances this past season, including a 5 second drop in one race in the 1500m. And on top of that, she was able to conclude her season by skating as a forerunner at the Olympic Games in Vancouver, in February. With these great experiences to look back on, Ianculescu reflects on her season, the Olympics, and on the years to come.
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Denny Morrison participating in upcoming MS Bike Tour: "Let's make a cure for MS our big goal!"
Saturday, 15 May 2010
On June 12-13 several Canadian speed skaters will once again participate in the MS Bike Tour, a two-day 180-km trip from Airdrie to Olds and back, to help build more awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and to raise as much money as possible for MS research. They will do so as members of Team Tazza, and among them will be Denny Morrison, Olympic gold-medalist at the Vancouver Games last February. Morrison got involved in the Bike Tour when his good friend and fellow-speed skater Crystal Phillips was diagnosed with MS a few years ago and organized her first MS Bike Tour team in 2006. After solely focusing on his speed skating for such a long time because of the Olympics, Morrison now feels it’s time to give something back by urging people to donate to this cause.
Countdown to Vancouver: Lucas Makowsky
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
So far, it has been a great season for Lucas Makowsky. He raced to his first individual World Cup medal, in the 1500m in Hamar, after which he went on to qualify for the Olympic 1500m and 5000m by finishing first in both distances at the Canadian Single Distances Championships/Olympic Trials in Calgary. On top of that, he continuously managed to improve his personal best times in the 1500m as well as the 5000m over the past few months. With the Olympics just around the corner, Makowsky talks about his season so far and reflects on how he is looking forward to what will be his first Olympic Games.
Countdown to Vancouver: Kyle Parrott
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
After qualifying for three Olympic distances by skating to bronze medals in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m at the Canadian Single Distances Championships/Olympic Trials, Kyle Parrott will be busy at what will be his first Olympics. Especially his 1500m qualification may have come as a surprise, possibly to himself included, since it’s not a distance he frequently races. Moreover, he had been sick ever since before his 1000m at the Olympic Trials, and consequently was not planning on racing it in the first place. However, by skating the 1500m after all and qualifying, he not only did himself a favor, but he also helped out teammate and friend Jamie Gregg. With the Olympics only a few weeks away, Parrott reflects on his season thus far and looks forward to the most important event of the season, that will take place just minutes from his condo in Richmond.
