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September 18, 2008
Canadian Trials, day 3 - Overall Rankings
Men
1. C. Hamelin. 2908
2. O. Jean. 2127
3. F. Hamelin. 1128
4. M-A. Monette. 1102
5. R. Beaulieu 1044
6. F-L. Tremblay 1041
7. M. Gilday. 987
8. C. Rasmussen. 795
9. S. Robillard. 784
10. M. Giroux. 746
11. R. Shoebridge. 716
12. A. Boisvert-Lacroix. 644
13. G. Bastille. 566
14. A. Gagnon. 456
15. T. Derraugh. 359
16. L. McFarlane. 121
Overall points are combined with Cdn. Open Championships to select the team for the World Championships in March.
Women
1. A. Maltais. 2062 points
2. J. Gregg. 2008
3. J. Hewitt. 1926
4. V. Maltais. 1578
5. M. St. Gelais. 1252
6. M-A. Mendes-Campeau. 1192
7. A. Plamondon. 980
8. L. Marceau. 979
9. V. Lambert. 860
10. N. Avrith. 633
11. A. Do-Duc. 593
12. G. Waddell. 560
13. I. Blondin 357
14. S. Bourgela. 339
Overall points are combined with Cdn. Open Championships to select the team for the World Championships in March.
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Canadian Team Trials, day 3 - 1000m #2
A Final
1. C. Hamelin. 1:25.908
2. F. Hamelin. 1:26.029
3. S. Robillard. 1:26.126
4. M-A. Monette. 1:26.191
5. C. Rasmussen. 1:27.261
Hamelin bros. 1-2 wire to wire.
B Final
1. O. Jean
2. F-L. Tremblay
3. R. Beaulieu
4. G. Bastille DQ
C Final
1. M. Gilday
2. T. Derraugh
3. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
4. A. Gagnon
D Final
1. R. Shoebridge
Qualifying for the 2008 Fall World Cup team - top 2 in combined 1000m rankings (unofficial)
1. C. Hamelin 1000
2. F. Hamelin 556
2. F-L. Tremblay 556
4. R. Beaulieu 454
5. O. Jean 403
6. S. Robillard 376
Francois Hamelin earns a spot on the team by virtue of having the next best-ranking in another distance (7 in 500m and 1000m)
A Final
1. J. Hewitt 1:37.525
2. A. Maltais 1:37.581
3. J. Gregg 1:37.752
4. V. Maltais 1:38.092
B Final
1. M. St. Gelais
2. L. Marceau
3. A. Plamondon
4. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
C Final
1. V. Lambert
2. A. Do-Duc
3. G. Waddell
4. I. Blondin
D Final
S. Bourgela
Qualifying for the 2008 Fall World Cup team - top 2 in combined 1000m rankings (unofficial)
1. Jessica Hewitt 908
1. Anne Maltais 908
3. Jessica Gregg 605
4. Laurie Marceau 514
5. Valerie Maltais. 494
6. Marianne St. Gelais 403
Women's 1000m - Semi A
1. S. Robillard
2. C. Rasmussen
3. M-A. Monette ADV
4. O. Jean
Jean and Monette fell together on the 2nd lap.
Semi B
1. C. Hamelin 1:26.434
2. F. Hamelin 1:26.573
3. G. Bastille 1:26.590
4. F-L. Tremblay 1:26.617
5. R. Beaulieu 1:26.936
A wild one. The referee spent a while looking at the video replay but no calls.
Semi C
1. A. Gagnon
2. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
Semi D
1. M. Gilday
2. T. Derraugh
3. R. Shoebridge
Women's 1000m - Semi A
1. J. Gregg
2. A. Maltais
3. A. Plamondon
4. L. Marceau DQ
Semi B
1. V. Maltais
2. J. Hewitt
3. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
4. M. St. Gelais
Semi C
1. A. Do-Duc
2. V. Lambert
Semi D
1. G. Waddell
2. I. Blondin
3. S. Bourgela
Men's 1000m - Heat A
1. C. Hamelin
2. G. Bastille
3. T. Derraugh
Heat B
1. O. Jean
2. M-A. Monette
3. R. Shoebridge
Heat C
1. R. Beaulieu
2. F. Hamelin
3. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
4. A. Gagnon
Heat D
1. S. Robillard
2. C. Rasmussen
3. F-L. Tremblay ADV
4. M. Gilday DQ
Women's 1000m - Heat A
1. A. Maltais
2. L. Marceau
3. I. Blondin
Heat B
1. J. Hewitt
2. A. Plamondon
3. V. Lambert
Heat C
1. J. Gregg
2. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
3. A. Do-Duc
Heat D
1. V. Maltais
2. M. St. Gelais
3. G. Waddell
4. S. Bourgela
N. Avrith did not skate following a fall at the finish of her 500m heat earlier this morning.
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Canadian Team Trials, day 3 - 500m #2 results
Men's 500m - A Final
1. O. Jean 42.178
2. C. Hamelin 42.282
3. R. Shoebridge 42.443
4. A. Boisvert-Lacroix 42.820
5. F. Hamelin 1:08.292
Jean passed Hamelin mid-race to take the lead and the win.
Boisvert-Lacroix and F. Hamelin tangled on the start and were gapped, with Hamelin falling a few laps later while chasing.
B Final
1. F-L. Tremblay 41.728
2. C. Rasmussen
3. G. Bastille
C Final
1. M. Gilday
2. R. Beaulieu
3. M-A. Monette
4. S. Robillard
D Final
1. T. Derraugh
2. A. Gagnon
Qualifying for the 2008 Fall World Cup team - top 2 in combined 500m rankings (unofficial)
1. Olivier Jean 908 points
1. C. Hamelin 908
3. R. Shoebridge 481
4. C. Rasmussen 420
5. M-A. Monette 398
6. A. Boisvert-Lacroix 337
Women's 500m - A Final
1. J. Gregg 44.431
2. M. St. Gelais 44.448
3. A. Maltais 44.554
4. A. Do-Duc 44.876
Gregg led from the start.
B final
1. V. Maltais
2. V. Lambert
3. J. Hewitt
4. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
C Final
1. L. Marceau
2. G. Waddell
3. I. Blondin
4. A. Plamondon
D Final
S. Bourgela DNS
N. Avrith DNS
Qualifying for the 2008 Fall World Cup team - top 2 in combined 500m rankings (unofficial)
1. Jessica Gregg 1000 points
2. Anne Maltais 666
3. Valerie Lambert 589
4. M. St. Gelais 506
5. Jessica Hewitt 420
6. Valerie Maltais 343
Results of semis and heats below the jump...
Men's 500m - Semi A
1. C. Hamelin
2. O. Jean
3. A. Boisvert-Lacroix ADV
4. F-L. Tremblay
There was contact between Tremblay and Boisvert-Lacroix on the first corner with both going down.
Semi B
1. R. Shoebridge
2. F. Hamelin
3. C. Rasmussen
4. G. Bastille
Both Hamelin and Bastille raced with broken blades following a clash on the start.
Semi C
1. M. Gilday
2. S. Robillard
3. A. Gagnon
Semi D
1. R. Beaulieu
2. M-A. Monette
3. T. Derraugh
Women's 500m - Semi A
1. J. Gregg
2. A. Maltais
3. J. Hewitt
4. V. Maltais
Semi B
1. M. St. Gelais
2. A. Do-Duc
3. V. Lambert
4. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
Semi C
1. L. Marceau
2. A. Plamondon
3. N. Avrith DNS
Semi D
1. G. Waddell
2. I. Blondin
3. S. Bourgela
Jessica Gregg and Anne Maltais have sewn up the top 2 places in the 500m rankings and earned their spots on the Fall World Cup team.
Men's 500m - Heat A
1. C. Hamelin
2. G. Bastille
3. R. Beaulieu
Heat B
1. F. Hamelin
2. O. Jean
3. A. Gagnon
Heat C
1. R. Shoebridge
2. C. Rasmussen
3. S. Robillard
4. T. Derraugh
Heat D
1. F-L. Tremblay
2. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
3. M-A. Monette
4. M. Gilday
M. Giroux is a scratch following an ankle injury in yesterday's 1500m final.
L. McFarlane remains out following a concussion on day 1.
Women's 500m - Heat A
1. J. Gregg
2. A. Do-Duc
3. N. Avrith
Heat B
1. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
2. A. Maltais
3. G. Waddell
Heat C
1. M. St. Gelais
2. V. Lambert
3. A. Plamondon
4. I. Blondin
Heat D
1. V. Maltais
2. J. Hewitt
3. S. Bourgela
4. L. Marceau
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September 17, 2008
Canadian Team Trials, day 2 - overall results
Qualifying for the 2008 Fall World Cup team - top 2 in combined 1500m rankings (unofficial)
1. C. Hamelin 1000 points
2. O. Jean 816
These results qualify Charles and Olivier to the World Cup team.
3. M. Gilday 504
4. R. Beaulieu 481
5. M. Giroux 444
6. M-A. Monette 352
Women - top 2 in combined 1500m rankings (unofficial)
1. V. Maltais 741
2. M-A. Mendes-Campeau 648
These results qualify Valerie and Marie-Andree to the World Cup team.
3. A. Plamondon 605
4. J. Hewitt 598
5. A. Maltais 488
6. N. Avrith 420
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Canadian Team Trials, day 2 - 1500m #2
Men's 1500m - A Final
1. C. Hamelin 2:12.055
2. O. Jean 2:12.364
3. R. Beaulieu 2:12.589
4. F. Hamelin 2:12.580
5. M. Giroux 2:12.984
6. M. Gilday 2:43.406
7. G. Bastille DQ
B Final
1. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
2. A. Gagnon
3. M-A. Monette
4. C. Rasmussen
5. S. Robillard DQ
C Final
1. F-L. Tremblay
2. T. Derraugh
3. R. Shoebridge
Women's 1500m - A Final
1. M-A. Mendes-Campeau 2:25.564
2. A. Maltais 2:25.868
3. V. Maltais 2:25.956
4. A. Plamondon 2:26.035
5. M. St. Gelais 2:26.063
6. J. Gregg 2:33.665
B Final
1. N. Avrith
2. L. Marceau
3. J. Hewitt
4. A. Do-Duc
5. V. Lambert
6. I. Blondin DQ
C Final
1. G. Waddell
2. S. Bourgela
Semifinal results are below the jump.
Men's 1500m - Heat A
1. C. Hamelin
2. G. Bastille
3. F. Hamelin ADV
4. A. Gagnon
5. F-L. Tremblay DQ
Heat B
1. M. Gilday
2. R. Beaulieu
3. M-A. Monette
4. C. Rasmussen
5. T. Derraugh
Heat C
1. O. Jean
2. M. Giroux
3. S. Robillard
4. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
5. R. Shoebridge
Women's 1500m - Heat A
1. J. Gregg
2. A. Maltais
3. J. Hewitt
4. A. Do-Duc
Heat B
1. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
2. M. St. Gelais
3. N. Avrith
4. L. Marceau
5. S. Bourgela
Heat C
1. V. Maltais
2. A. Plamondon
3. V. Lambert
4. I. Blondin
5. G. Waddell DQ
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Canadian Team Trials, day 2 - 1000m #1
Men's 1000m - A Final
1. C. Hamelin 1:25.357
2. F-L. Tremblay 1:25.893
3. R. Beaulieu 1:26.022
4. M. Gilday 1:26.285
5. O. Jean DQ
Charles led wire-to-wire to win the race.
B Final
1. M. Giroux
2. F. Hamelin
3. G. Bastille
4. R. Shoebridge
C Final
1. M-A. Monette
2. T. Derraugh
3. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
4. S. Robillard
D Final
1. C. Rasmussen
2. A. Gagnon
Women's 1000m - A Final
1. A. Maltais 1:33.143
2. J. Hewitt 1:33.207
3. L. Marceau 1:33.264
4. J. Gregg 1:33.499
B Final
1. V. Maltais
2. M. St. Gelais
3. G. Waddell
4. A. Plamondon
C Final
1. N. Avrith
2. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
3. A. Do-Duc
D Final
1. I. Blondin
2. V. Lambert
3. S. Bourgela
Results from the semis and heats are below the jump.
Men's 1000m
Semi A
1. C. Hamelin
2. F-L. Tremblay
3. F. Hamelin
4. R. Shoebridge
Semi B
1. O. Jean
2. R. Beaulieu
3. M. Gilday
4. G. Bastille
5. M. Giroux DQ
Semi C
1. M-A. Monette
2. T. Derraugh
3. A. Gagnon
Semi D
1. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
2. S. Robillard
3. C. Rasmussen
Women's 1000m
Semi A
1. L. Marceau
2. J. Gregg
3. G. Waddell
4. M. St. Gelais
Semi B
1. A. Maltais
2. J. Hewitt
3. V. Maltais
4. A. Plamondon
Semi C
1. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
2. A. Do-Duc
3. V. Lambert
Semi D
1. N. Avrith
3. I. Blondin DQ
3. S. Bourgela DQ
Men's 1000m
Heat A
1. C. Hamelin
2. R. Shoebridge
3. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
Heat B
1. O. Jean
2. R. Beaulieu
3. C. Rasmussen
4. A. Gagnon DQ
Heat C
1. F-L. Tremblay
2. M. Gilday
3. M-A. Monette
4. T. Derraugh
Heat D
1. M. Giroux
2. F. Hamelin
3. G. Bastille ADV
4. S. Robillard DQ
Women's 1000m
Heat A
1. V. Maltais
2. A. Maltais
3. I. Blondin
Heat B
1. A. Plamondon
2. G. Waddell
3. N. Avrith
Heat C
1. M. St. Gelais
2. L. Marceau
3. V. Lambert
4. A. Do-Duc
Heat D
1. J. Gregg
2. J. Hewitt
3. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
4. S. Bourgela
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Speedskating Canada | Lots of Action on Day 1 of the Fall World Cup Selection in Short Track Speed Skating
The first four athletes (two male, two female) will be named to Canada's World Cup team at the conclusion of racing in today's racing.
Vancouver Sun | Coliseum site of short track speed skating camp
Canada's skaters are competing in the Pacific Coliseum, which will be the venue for short track and figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Also,lickets for the Oct. 24-26 World Cup in Vancouver are on sale now, or visit the web site for the World Cup.
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September 16, 2008
Canadian Team Trials, day 1 - 500m #1
Not-quite-live from Vancouver, it's Canadian correspondent Lewis Kazagger with updates from the races taking place there starting today. The Canucks are skating 2 distances/day and doing each distance twice. The men's competition is predicted to be quite tense, while the women are wide open with both Kalyna Roberge and Amanda Overland out with injuries. In advance of this writing, Tania Vicent was doubtful to compete as well.
Men's 500m
Final A
1. C. Hamelin 42.274
2. O. Jean 42.399
3. M-A. Monette 42.440
4. C. Rasmussen 42.612
Hamelin led wire to wire. Jean held off an early challenge from Rasmussen and a late one from Monette at the finish.
Final B
1. A. Gagnon
2. S. Robillard
3. R. Shoebridge
4. M. Giroux
5. L. McFarlane DNS
Final C
1. F-L. Tremblay
2. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
3. T. Derraugh
4. F. Hamelin
Final D
1. G. Bastille
2. R. Beaulieu
3. M. Gilday
Same time same place tomorrow folks... 1000m and 1500m #2.
Women's 500m
Final A
1. J. Gregg 44.920
2. V. Lambert 45.094
3. A. Maltais 45.205
4. J. Hewitt 45.266
Final B
1. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
2. G. Waddell
3. S. Bourgela
4. V. Maltais
5. M. St. Gelais
St. Gelais fell while in 2nd place and Maltais went down with her.
Final C
1. N. Avrith
2. L. Marceau
3. A. Plamondon
4. A. Do-Duc
Do-Duc was leading but fell with 2.5 laps to go.
Final D
1. I. Blondin
Men's 500m
Semi A
1. C. Hamelin
2. M-A. Monette
3. M. Giroux
4. A. Gagnon
Semi B
1. O. Jean
2. C. Rasmussen
3. S. Robillard
4. R. Shoebridge
5. L. McFarlane DNS
Semi C
1. F. Hamelin
2. T. Derraugh
3. R. Beaulieu
Semi D
1. F-L. Tremblay
2. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
3. G. Bastille
4. M. Gilday
Women's 500m
Semi A
1. J. Gregg
2. V. Lambert
3. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
4. S. Bourgela
Semi B
1. A. Maltais
2. J. Hewitt
3. M. St. Gelais
4. G. Waddell DQ
5. V. Maltais DQ
Both Val and Anne Maltais fell on the last lap. The race was stopped and re-started with V. Maltais dq'ed. V. Maltais was attempting to go 3rd to 1st on the bell, ahead of St. Gelais and A. Maltais.
Waddell was dq the 2nd time around.
Semi C
1. A. Do-Duc
2. N. Avrith
Semi D
1. L. Marceau
2. A. Plamondon
3. I. Blondin
Results of the heats are below the jump.
Men's 500m
Heat A
1. C. Hamelin
2. C. Rasmussen
3. R. Beaulieu
4. T. Derraugh
Heat B
1. Robillard
2. Giroux
3. McFarlane ADV
4. Gilday DQ
Gilday tried to squeeze between Robillard and McFarlane entering the last corner with the two Calgary-based skaters going down.
Heat C
1. M-A. Monette
2. R. Shoebridge
3. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
4. F. Hamelin
Both Boisvert-Lacroix and Hamelin fell mid-race on separate corners.
Heat D
1. O. Jean
2. A. Gagnon
3. F-L. Tremblay
4. G. Bastille
Women's 500m
Heat A
1. A. Maltais
2. J. Hewitt
3. L. Marceau DQ
Heat B
1. J. Gregg
2. M-A. Mendes-Campeau
3. A. Plamondon
Heat C
1. S. Bourgela
2. V. Lambert
3. G. Waddell ADV
4. N. Avrith DQ
Heat D
1. V. Maltais
2. M. St. Gelais
3. A. Do-Duc
4. I. Blondin
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Canadian Team Trials, day 1 - 1500m #1 semis and finals
Men's 1500m
A Final
1. C. Hamelin 2:14.395
2. O. Jean 2:14.500
3. M. Gilday 2:14.721
4. M-A Monette 2:14.809
5. M. Giroux 2:15.052
6. F-L. Tremblay 2:19.179
B Final
1. R. Beaulieu
2. S. Robillard
3. T. Derraugh
4. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
5. R. Shoebridge
6. C. Rasmussen
C Final
1. G. Bastille
2. F. Hamelin
3. A. Gagnon
4. L. McFarlane
Women's 1500m
A Final
1. J. Hewitt 2:26.962
2. V. Maltais 2:29.186
3. A. Plamondon 2:36.449
4. N. Avrith 2:37.140
5. J. Gregg 3:01.560
6. L. Marceau DQ
Four skaters crashed on the last lap.
B Final
1. M-A Mendes-Campeau
2. M. St. Gelais
3. I. Blondin
4. A. Maltais
5. V. Lambert
6. A. Do-Duc
C Final
1. G. Waddell
2. S. Bourgela
Results from the semis below the jump...
Men's 1500m
Semi A
1. F.-L. Tremblay
2. M-A Monette
3. Derraugh
4. Shoebridge
5. Bastille DQ
Semi B
1. M. Giroux
2. M. Gilday
3. R. Beaulieu
4. C. Rasmussen
5. F. Hamelin
Semi C
1. O. Jean
2. C. Hamelin
3. S. Robillard
4. A. Boisvert-Lacroix
5. L. McFarlane
6. A. Gagnon
Women's 1500m
Semi A
1. A. Plamondon
2. N Avrith
3. I. Blondin
4. M. St. Gelais DQ
Semi B
1. J. Gregg
2. L. Marceau
3. M.-A. Mendes-Campeau
4. A. Maltais
5. G. Waddell
Semi C
1. V. Maltais
2. J. Hewitt
3. A. Do-Duc
4. V. Lambert
5. S. Bourgela DQ
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