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Latest Masters’ Short Track News

27 Oct 2009

Danish International 2009

lø. Please note that the shorttrack competition for Masters “Danish International 2009” will be held Saturday 31 Jan – Sunday 1 Feb 2009 in Odense/Denmark, not as earlier reported in March 2009. See http://www.shorttrackonline.info/competitions.php .

27 Oct 2008

Opening Games – Short Track Masters in Europe

sd. 10 skaters from Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Italy met at the weekend 11 – 12 Oct 2008 for the second Short Track Master competition of the season. Fantastic performance by Alexis Sodogas from France, who is back on the ice after a few years. See photos on http://www.icespeedmasteritalia.it/index_file/2008/openinggamesturnhoutcourtesyalexissodogas.html . See results on http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=122&cat=18 .

29 Jun 2008

Short Track Week in Chamonix/France

rh. An entry form and event information is now available for the first international opportunity for masters’ short track competition of the 2008/2009 season, see http://www.shorttrackonline.info/announcements/Trophee%20Leon%20Quaglia_Chamonix_Aug-2008.pdf . The 27^th edition of the Trophée Léon Quaglia, held in Chamonix/France, is actually a training camp during July 26 – August 2, 2008, ending with 2 days of competition. The masters categories are for womem 35 + and Men 40 + as of July 1, 2008. Entries are due by July 6.

19 May 2008

Short Track Competition Week for Masters in Sidney/AUS

vs. Three Short Track Speed Skating Events open for International Masters will be held during 8 days from 27 September until 4 October 2008 in Sidney/Australia: I. New South Wales Open Championships 27 – 28 Sep 2008. II. Masters’ International Short Track Sprint in the week between the two Championships. III. 2008 Australian Short Track Championships 03 - 04 Okt 2008. For those Masters looking for a good amount of racing this “carnival” could be a good trip with the possibility of three events in 8 days, with rest/tourist days dotted in between. The Masters International Short Track Sprint (Competition II) would not be held or planned unless enough interest was shown well in advance to the proposed event. If you would consider to compete in this carnival, please register your interest by emailing Frank Anderson (thenewbordersecurity@aapt.net.au) by the 15^th of June 2008. Registering your interest in no way binds you to attending or paying any fee. Both of the NSW (Competition I) and Australian Championships (Competition III) will be open to skaters from midgets to Masters age divisions. Regardless of the Masters’ Sprint (Competition II), the other two events will go ahead. You find more detailed information in the internet under http://www.worldmastersshorttrack.com/2008/05/2008-australian-and-new-south-wales_15.html .

13 May 2008

Masters’ Short Track Activities in Many Countries

sd. At the Canadian Masters’ Website from Ross Hanham is reported about the 1^st Masters’ International Short Track Speed Skating Championships which were held in November 2006 in Milwaukee/USA. Unfortunately the planned 2^nd Masters’ International Short Track Championships did not take place in 2007/2008. See under http://mastersspeedskatingnews.blogspot.com/2008/04/international-masters-short-track.html and http://mastersspeedskatingnews.blogspot.com/2006/11/masters-international-short-track.html . You find a further report about Masters’ Short Track activities in Canada under http://mastersspeedskatingnews.blogspot.com/2007/01/1st-annual-masters-ice-racing-challenge.html as also mentioned at this Website. And you find there a lot of other interesting links to Webpages with Masters’ Short Track activities. Exceptionally interesting is the Australian Website from Frank Anderson in Perth/Australia http://worldmastersshorttrack.com which reports in an excellent manner from Masters’ Short Track activities all over the world.

07 May 2008

Historical Video Short Track 1965

sd. A historical video from short track races at Nottingham Ice Rink, England, 17 Apr 1965, you can find under http://www.icespeedmasteritalia.it/1964.wmv.

14 Apr 2008

Closing Games Turnhout/BEL

sd. The 3000m relay closed the MASTER's efforts in Belgium on Saturday April 12^th, 2008.

The Master category had been split into two groups: 'Senior B' grouped the 'fastest' athletes skating 50' on 500m, while the 'Veteran' put together those who skate the 500m in about 1 minute. Altogether, there were 20 Masters from 5 Countries: Belgium, Netherlands, France, Denmark and Italy. All skated 2 distances: 1000m in the morning and 500m in the afternoon. In both cases, the best 4 times qualified for Final A while the others proceeded to Final B.

The podium for the Senior B went to the French skater Cédric Kuentz (we remember his participation at the U.S. Olympic Games in long track in 2002) while the Veteran category saw the Danish skater Lars Øritsland gaining first position.

Next dates for all Short Track Masters' diaries: Leon Quaglia in Chamonix (France) at the beginning of August, Opening Games in Turnhout (Belgium) beginning of October, Danish International at 31 Jan – 1 Feb 2009, Italy International in April 2009 and Closing Games in Turnhout in 2009.

(Stefano Dotti/ITA)

19 Mar 2008

Closing Games Turnhout/BEL, Information

sd. The Closing Games (Golden Sun Award) in Turnhout/Belgium, 12 Apr 2008 will be the last competition possibility for Masters in Europe. You can get information about this event under http://www.shorttrackonline.info.

19 Mar 2008

Danish International 2008

sd. The Danish International 2008, Odense/Denmark, was held 1 – 2 Mar 2008. It was one of the few possibilities for Short Track Masters to compete internationally. Results and photos of the races can be found under http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=103&cat=9.

28 Sep 2007

Updated IMSTC Rules

sd. The Masters’ International Short Track Speed Skating Rules 2007/2008, drawn up by Stefano Dotti, have been discussed between the IMSTC Members. After this discussion the Rules have again been revised. The revised Rules can be seen on the IMSSG Website http://www.imssg.org/ST-07-Rules.htm .

28 Jul 2007

Masters’ Short Track Rules IMSTC 2007/2008

sd. For the season 2007/2008 Masters’ International Short Track Speed Skating Rules have been drawn up by Stefano Dotti/ITA for the International Masters’ Short Track Committee (IMSTC), see www.imssg.org/07-Rules07-08.pdf . These rules shall be valid for the first International Masters’ Short Track Speed Skating Competitions planned for this season.

09 Mar 2007

Establishment of an International Masters’ Short Track Committee (IMSTC)

vs. At the 16^th Masters’ International Speed Skating Games in Calgary/CAN, 22 – 25 Feb 2007,

Antonio Nitto (IMSSC Member/ITA), Brett Arnason (IMSSC Member/CAN), Urs Dux (SUI), Andrew Love (IMSSC Member/USA) and Dr. Volker Serini (IMSSC Member/GER) discussed about the activities of Masters in their countries in Short Track Speed Skating. They came to the conclusion that it would be desirable to organize not only International Masters’ Speed Skating Competitions, but also International Masters’ Short Track Competitions. Also International Masters’ Short Track Games could be possible. The 5 year age groups should be the same as in International Masters’ Speed Skating Competitions. Because the organization of International Masters’ Short Track Competitions cannot be done additionally by the IMSSC it seems to be necessary to establish an International Masters’ Short Track Committee (IMSTC). Antonio Nitto is willing to run initially the Office of such an International Masters Short Track Committee and to coordinate the activities. Brett Arnason proposed Ian Mellors as Member for CAN. Urs Dux is ready to be Member for SUI. Andrew Love and Dr. Volker Serini will propose also Members for their countries USA and GER after a discussion in their countries. It should be possible to offer one or several International Masters’ Short Track Competitions for the season 2007/2008.