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December 27, 2008
Travis Jayner drops the puck at hometown hockey game
The Moncton (New Brunswick) Wildcats will welcome Travis Jayner, a Riverview native and Gold Medal member of the United States National Speed Skating Championship Team, to drop the puck to begin their game with the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday, December 27.“The Moncton Wildcats are delighted to recognize people from our area who have excelled in their sport or community support” said team General Manager Bill Schurman. “Travis is a great role model for all people of New Brunswick. The Wildcats are pleased to pay tribute to him for his speed skating accomplishments in world competition.” More
Go Travis!
Mooseheads - what an awesome name for a hockey team!
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December 24, 2008
Nationals photos
Thanks to Phil Bedford for sharing these photos from St Louis - Merry Christmas, everyone!!
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| Nationals 2008 photos by Phil Bedford |
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December 23, 2008
500m final in St Louis - both of them (in HD!)
Here's high-def video from the races, courtesy of ShortTrackHD.com.
Those are some scary crashes - very grateful that no one seems to have been seriously hurt. Seems kind of miraculous.
It has to be said, and since the comments still aren't working, I'll say it - Jordan was robbed! No slight intended towards Travis, who won round 2 fair and square.
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December 21, 2008
Final results from St Louis [updated 12/23 with new links]
St Louis Post-Dispatch | Ohno, Reutter successfully defend title in U.S. Short Track Championships
Apolo Anton Ohno, a five-time Olympic medalist and reigning world champion, considered scratching before the races Sunday because of bumps and bruises he sustained in crashes Saturday, but instead wrapped his knee and earned his 10th national title."This morning was horrible," he said. "I felt like a truck ran over me. But it worked out fine."
After being disqualified in the 500 meters Saturday, [Katherine Reutter] dropped to second place, nearly 500 points behind Kimberly Derrick.
Reutter regained the lead with a victory in the 3,000 meters in 5:08.576. She smartly picked up an extra 150 points for being the leader on the ninth lap of the 27-lap race, a carrot that race organizers include as incentive to keep the pace lively for the longest of the meet's individual events. She took the lead for keeps with four laps remaining, slipping past two-time Olympian Allison Baver on the inside, then holding off Baver and Derrick, in that order.
"It was so important to me to win here," Reutter said. "I felt like I've been in a little of a sophomore slump, and there's so many expectations, so winning here was a really big deal."
Jeff Simon took the bonus points in the men's 3,000 meters, but J.R. Celski shot past him and built a lead of three-quarters of a lap with about a dozen laps to go.
"Typically, there's a chance for somebody to break away like that," Ohno said. "But when no one wanted to chase him, I felt like I had to do something."
Ohno and Jordan Malone broke away and chased Celski, catching him with four laps remaining. Malone held the lead until Ohno took over on the bell lap and held off Celski and Malone, respectively.
Times & Transcript | Travis Jayner wins U.S. title
Dateline: St Louis, Mississippi! Good to know the Canucks know as much about U.S. geography as we know about theirs.
AP | Ohno, Reutter win national speedskating titles
Congratulations to Apolo Ohno and Katherine Reutter, who repeat as national champions, and to all the skaters on their performances in St Louis. This is Apolo's TENTH national title. Way to go!
Overall standings - men
1. Ohno, Apolo 4140 points
2. Celski, J.R.3152 pts
3. Simon, Jeffrey 2456 pts
4. Malone, Jordan 2059 pts
5. Bedford, Ryan 1929 pts
6. Jayner, Travis 1756 pts
Overall standings - women
1. Reutter, Katherine 3860 pts
2. Derrick, Kimberly 3640
3. Smith, Jessica 2259
4. Baver, Allison 2104
5. Gehring, Lana 1916
6. Garcia, Maria 1884
- Women 1000m final results
- Men 1000m final results
- Women 3000m final results
- Men 3000m final results
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Results from day 3 in St Louis
Sounds like a wild and woolly men's 500m A final yesterday in St Louis. Sorry I missed it on the live feed! Here's hoping everyone involved in crashes is unhurt.
500m A final - men
1. Jayner, Travis 43.958
2. Malone, Jordan 44.498
3. Ohno, Apolo 45.015
4. Celski, J.R. 1:09.201
500m A final - women
1. Derrick, Kimberly 45.984
2. Garcia, Maria 46.032
3. Dudek, Alyson 46.126
4. Baver, Allison 46.422
Complete results from the 500m: Women | Men
Overall point standings: Women | Men
St Louis Post-Dispatch photo gallery
St Louis Post-Dispatch | That's speedskating
Drama surrounded defending champions Apolo Anton Ohno and Katherine Reutter on Saturday in the U.S. Short Track Championships at Hardee's Iceplex.Ohno finished third in the men's 500 meters — the second time around. Referees stopped the first attempt at the race on the third of 4½ laps with Ohno about to pass Jordan Malone for first place. Ohno stumbled and fell, causing J.R. Celski and Travis Jayner to fall into the boards as well.
Confusion ensued before the restart, while referees determined whether Ohno should be disqualified. After being allowed to race, Ohno took the lead on the first lap and held it until the end of the final turn, when his skate clipped one of the blocks used to determine the inside boundary of the track. He fell again, taking Malone with him. Jayner skated around the sprawled pair and won the race in 43.958 seconds. Malone crossed just before Ohno.
"The second race sucked because I was five feet from winning another gold," said Ohno. "But like I said, the goal was top 3 in each race."
Ohno maintained his lead in the overall standings. Celski is in second and Jeff Simon is third.
Reutter was disqualified in the semifinals of the women's 500 for impeding an opponent. Kimberly Derrick finished first in the final in 45.984, ahead of Maria Garcia, Allison Dudek and Allison Baver. Derrick moved ahead of Reutter in the overall standings with three events remaining Sunday.
AP | Jayner, Derrick win 500-meter finals
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