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Trevor Marsicano confidently looking forward to last races of season
With only two international competitions left, Trevor Marsicano has every reason to look back satisfied on this season, which may be considered a break-through one for him. After continuously showing progress throughout the season, he raced to some excellent results at the last two World Cups, in Erfurt and Heerenveen, and the World All-round Championships in Hamar. Only 19 years old, he raced to a fifth place overall at what was his second World All-rounds. With the World Cup Finals about to begin, Marsicano reflects on his last couple of races and looks forward to the upcoming two weekends in Salt Lake City and Richmond.
By Jolanda Abbes
How do you look back in general on this second half of the season?
“I look back in many different areas. I first see if I have improved from last year and how much I have improved from the beginning of the season. I have improved from last season by a tremendous amount. It isn’t even comparable. And from the beginning of the season until now I have been on a nice progression. Every week I have been improving. I am very satisfied with my results! I don’t think I could ask for more right now.”
How do you look back on the World All-round Championships? Were you satisfied with your results and why (not)?
“I look back to see if I was consistent and strong through the whole competition. I hit all my lap times for the most part and I gave my all. I am very satisfied because I wanted to be top 6, which I was! And on top of that, I came away with a podium finish. The competition was a great success.”
Which distance do you consider to be your best race in Hamar?
“My best race was definitely the 1500m. On the opening lap I really wanted to get it going fast. On the 3 to go I was trying to get enough speed to be able to draft off of Wouter Olde Heuvel. With 2 to go I wanted to try to get enough speed to go over the top of Wouter in the last lap. With 1 to go I came over the top of Wouter and tried to dig really deep until the finish. I knew I would have to dig deep knowing who was coming in the pairs after me.”
How do you look back on the World Cup in Heerenveen and was it a good test case for Salt Lake City and Richmond?
“Again I look to see if it was consistent and strong. I think it was a good test because at that point I had a lot of racing in me and I could see how I was holding up to it. Plus I could see if I could still skate a strong 1500m with all that racing in my legs.”
How do you now look forward to Salt Lake City and Richmond, what do you believe to be possible for you there?
“I believe I could podium in a race or two based off of my last few competitions. A lot will have to go right and I will have to be mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically strong. But I do believe that is possible.”
This weekend, Marsicano will be racing at the World Cup Finals in Salt Lake City (March 6-7), and next weekend he will compete at the World Single Distances Championships in Richmond (March 12-15), at the new oval that will be the venue of the Olympic long track speed skating events, a year from now.
