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November 11, 2008
The U.S. Junior Championships are being held this weekend in Bay City, Michigan. (note: Comments are still down - very sorry for the inconvenience!)
Bay City Times | Top women ready to battle for World Team spots
Lana Gehring, Aly Dudek and Mary Grace - three senior members on the American women's speedskating team - will battle each other for the top honor in the U.S. Junior Short Track Speedskating Championship/World Team Trials in Bay City this weekend.''Depending on whether or not anything odd happens, the girls side could turn out to be a real battle for No. 1 and No. 4 spots,'' said Al Izykowski, Bay County Speedskating Club president and meet director. ''But Aly and Lana have been clearly a notch above the rest of the field thus far.
''Nonetheless, all of the others have made significant gains since last year and the race is definitely on.''
Bay City Times | Speed on Ice
J.R. Celski has a target on his back heading into the U.S. Short Track Speedskating Championships/World Team Trials that begin Friday at the Bay County Civic Arena.Not only is the 18-year-old phenom from Federal Way, Wash., the defending men's champ, he's one of the nation's elite senior team members.
The article also highlights skaters Walter Rusk and Barry Winslow.
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