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Archived News (Jan. 2010- Nov 16, 2009):
CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION - 2009/2010
UPDATE: 01-13-2010
JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Still catching up, and in an attempt to make this endeavor faster and easier (and therefor more timely...) this section of the news on TRF will from this point forth be moved to a blog. The photos look GREAT against the cobalt blue of the site, but doing them on a website has become very inefficient.
Soooooooo, here is the link to the launch of the 'Ice and Times of Short Track Speedskating' blog. (TODAY'S ENTRY: US National Junior Championships-and I'm almost caught up!)
Ice and Times of Short Track Speedskating
I'll leave the main tab taking you to the website for a bit, as that update was just done yesterday, but eventually the main tab will be changed to just take you directly to the blog
UPDATE: 01-12-2010
AMERICAN CUP 2
Yes, in my (seemingly) never ending quest to catch up, here are some interesting tidbits and some photos
from American Cup 2, courtesy of Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey and Teri Willingham
This will probably be the last photos posted on this page, as I'm sure you noticed, with
so many photos, this page probably took F-O-R-E-V-E-R to load.
Also, be sure to check out the new section on the main menu bar 'National Team Info' for T shirts you can buy
from the skaters, (hey, gotta represent at those Olympic parties you are no doubt planning on attending!)
links to their websites, facebook fan pages, twitters pages etc etc
...and YIKES! If I've got some links that go to the wrong website, please let me know so I can correct it.
(already found one-AAO's photo going to Jordan Malone's site...No Bueno!)
Contact: michelle@therockerfund.org to let me know where I had my head up my backside...
RANDOM THIS AND THAT INFORMATION....
SIMON CHO AND JULIAN WOOD
Talk about a blast from the past…and awwwwww, aren’t they just SO Cute!
In my quest to find some info on Simon Cho, Olympic Team member, I came across this ‘vintage’ (LOL)
photo of him and recent Junior World Team member Julian Wood. Julian will be our Skater of the Month for April.
Sun photo by Kim Hairston / February 17, 2005
Short-track speed skater Simon Cho (left) races Julian Wood, 14, during a training session in Wheaton. Cho says of his racing style: "I just skate as fast as I can and try to lose guys."
Chicago Tribune
This photo just popped up on one of those photo foraging scenarios looking for something else and I just had to laugh. People on the fan forums have been making jokes about filching one of these from out of the grocery stores when they appear. Someone apparently actually did it! LOL. Come to think of it, they must have been spirited away from my local stores almost immediately after arrival, I haven’t seen a one! (Photo by Amanda Tafras)
For those of you who saw this Colbert Nation episode which had Katherine Reutter asking Colbert to sign her leg, well here’s a picture of that cheeky request! LOL. According to Katherine, it says "Stephen Colbert Go for the Gold". And so she shall.
AMERICAN CUP 2
ANTHONY BARTHELL
Starting off with one of my very favorite skaters, Anthony Barthell. A prince of a guy, and not just on the ice. He had a personal best at American Cup 2, finishing 8th overall. Way to go Anthony, keep it up and Good Luck for the rest of the season too!
(photo by Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey)
Photo by Teri Willingham
CHERISE WILKINS
Congratulations to Cherise Wilkins (center) on being Number 1 overall for the ladies at American Cup 2. Quite an accomplishment. I’ll never forget going into the hotel dining area during one of last year’s competitions, and seeing Cherise trying to get her homework done before the weekend was over. Ugghh. I’m sure after a hard day of racing that’s the last thing anyone would want to do! LOL. (with Alaina Fiorenza, who finished 10th overall,on her left. Sadly, I don’t recognize the person on her right)
MARY GRACE
I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Mary, but this fair of face young lass finished 3rd overall. Photo by Teri Willingham
Mary Grace, TRF skater Erin Bartlett finished 18th, someone whose face is obscured by an elbow (sorry whoever you are)
and Sarah Chen finished 7th.
Photo by Teri Willingham
EMILY SCOTT, KD TODD AND VICKY LABOURDETTE
Now aren’t these a couple of pretty fresh faces? Emily Scott finished 4th overall and KD Todd finished 5th overall. (photo by Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey)
Emily Scott (Photo by Teri Willingham)
Vicky Labourdette finished 2nd overall. But I don't think she did it with these moves!
Different sport my dear. Photo by Teri Willingham
Vicky and Emily. Well girls, are you stretching out or just trying to give Michelle Kwan a run
for her money? (Photo by Teri Willingham)
MORGAN IZYKOWSKI
Morgan finished 6th overall.
EDDY ALVAREZ
Eddy finished 1st overall, and having seen him skate, that comes as no surprise. Congratulations Eddy! .
Sebastian Cano, Eddy Alvarez and Barry Winslow. Barry, another TRF skater and personal favorite, finished in the top 10, which he has been doing very consistently over the last year. Good Job Barry! (Photo by Teri Willingham)
SEBASTIAN CANO
Sebastian (don’t you just love that name? It just rolls off the tongue) finished 9th overall. (Photo by Teri Willingham)
JULIAN WOOD
Isn't this a happy site to see? Julian Wood back out on the ice after a year recovering from such a horrible injury. Julian finished 2nd overall in the Group 2 men. Good to have you back Julian! (by the way, Julian will be our Skater of the Month for April - watch for it!) Photos by Teri Willingham
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOYS....
Andrew Astalos and Zach Fuller. Zach finished 21st overall and Andrew finished 26th overall.
(photo by Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey)
Whoa! Take a look at Kyle Uyehara. Somebody call GQ magazine!
They’re missing one of their models…. (photo by Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey)
The Southern Cal boys, all TRF skater’s who have a special place in my heart - Zach Fuller in the lead, Kyle Uyehara, Jonathan Sermeno and…ummm…I’m not sure….(Photo by Teri Willingham)
JONATHAN GARCIA
Jonathan finished 4th overall. He’s another skater I haven’t met, but I enjoy reading his
amusing posts on facebook. (Photo by Teri Willingham)
Jonathan Garcia, Ilia Kulick, (1998 Olympic Champion from Russia, in Men’s figure skating- for those who don’t follow ‘the other skating’…) Sebastian Cano, Eddy- I can’t take a picture without making a face- Alvarez (LOL) , Walter Rusk, Kendal Pumphrey (photo by Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey)
NICK FRANK
Nick finished 12th overall. (Photo by Teri Willingham)
LANDON HATFIELD
Landon with Kendal Pumphrey. Landon finished 16th overall.
(Landon will also be our next Skater of the Month for March). (photo by Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey)
HANGIN' WITH SCOTT HAMILTON
The skaters with one of my heros – Scott Hamilton. Many a night I’ve seen him skate when he was touring with ‘Stars On Ice’. ( Just thinking about that routine spoofing The Wizard of Oz still makes me laugh- Lawdy! All the costume changes! No wonder Scott was exhausted at the end of the performance!)
The skaters from left to right (sort of…) Vicky Labourdette, Morgan Izykowski, Jonathan Sermeno, Kd Todd, Kyle Uyehara, Scott Hamilton, Eddy Alvarez, Emily Scott, Walter Rusk , Kendal Pumphrey, Andrew Astalos, Andrea Dehnke, Zach Fuller, Mikey Burdekin, Matthew Rue Ferguson, Liz Looby
(Nice to see that Scott fits right in with Kyle and Eddy’s usual antics! LOL) (photo by Annette Gudmundsen Pumphrey)
INTRODUCING A FEW NEW FACES…AT LEAST TO ME ANYWAY!...
MATTHEW RUE FERGUSON
Matthew finished 24th overall. Photo by Teri Willingham
Matthew with Andrea Dehnke
Michael Burdekin
Michael finished 23rd overall.(Photo by Teri Willingham)
I couldn't find any photos of our boy, Dan Fiorenza, but he finished the competition 19th overall. Walter Rusk finished 18th overall. For the official results, you can go to USS Results official page
American Cup 2 Results
For more photos, you can go to Teri Willinghams speedskating Photography page on facebook.
UPDATE: 1-03-2010
World Cup 4, Marquette, MI (once again, under the heading of ‘Better late than never…)
TEAM USA
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 13: A skater (my money is on the skater in question being Katherine Reutter) jogs to warm up during the preliminary rounds of the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 13, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: The United States speed skating team poses in front of the Colbert Nation sponsorship sign during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 14, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
ALYSON DUDEK
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Alyson Dudek of the United States during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 14, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Kalyna Roberge #212 of Canada leads a pack of skaters (with Aly Dudek close behind) in the 500m preliminary rounds during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 14, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Alyson Dudek #288 0f USA skates during the 500m preliminary rounds during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 14, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
ALLISON BAVER
(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Sheer determination. The look on her face says it all, doesn’t it?
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Allison Baver #286 of USA skates during the preliminary rounds of women's 1000m during the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 13, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan
Ferrey/Getty Images)
ANTHONY LOBELLO
(Sorry Anthony, watermark right across the face….)
(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Anthony Labello #416 of the United States skates in the preliminary rounds of the 1000m race during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 15, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
US speek skater Anthony Lobello leads in the men's 1,000m quartersfinals at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 15, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo by Jerry Search
I know we see tons of photos of the skaters speeding around at insane angles…but this photo really does capture that whole ‘defying gravity’ thing. How DO he do that? (bad grammer intended…)
Photo by PhotoYoop
APOLO ANTON OHNO
Gold!…
US speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno leads on his way to win gold in the men's 1,000m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 15, 2009. Ohno won ahead of South Korea's Lee Jung-Su, silver, and Canada's Francois Hamelin, bronze. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Apolo Anton Ohno #417 of the United States skates in the preliminary rounds of the 1000m race during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 15, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
US speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 1,000m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 15, 2009. Ohno won ahead of South Korea's Lee Jung-Su, silver, and Canada's Francois Hamelin, bronze. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
US speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno leads on his way to win gold in the men's 1,000m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 15, 2009. Ohno won ahead of South Korea's Lee Jung-Su, silver, and Canada's Francois Hamelin (L), bronze. (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
…Whoop-Whoop!....
US speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno celebrates after winning gold in the men's 1,000m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 15, 2009. Ohno won ahead of South Korea's Lee Jung-Su, silver, and Canada's Francois Hamelin, bronze. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
US Apolo Anton Ohno (C), gold, South Korea's Lee Jung-Su, (L), silver, and Canada's Francois Hamelin celebrate on the podium of the men's 1,000m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, November 15, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
US speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno celebrates his gold medal after winning ahead of South Korea's Lee Jung-Su, silver, and Canada's Francois Hamelin, on the podium of the men's 1,000m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, November 15, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
…and Silver!….
(Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean speed skater Lee Jung-Su leads to win in the men's 1,500m finals at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, November 14, 2009. (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean speed skater Lee Jung-Su (C) crosses the finish line ahead of UD Apolo Anto Ohno (R) and Canada's Charles Hamelin to win in the men's 1,500m finals at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 14, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND
Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
….oh, close, but no cigar…
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Jung Su Lee #377 of KOR celebrates winning the men's 1500m race ahead of Apolo Anton Ohno of USA and Charles Hamelin of CAN and during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 14, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
South Korea's Lee Jung-Su, with gold, US Apolo Anton Ohno (L), with silver and Canada's Charles Hamelin, with bronze, celebrate on the winners' podium of the men's 1,500m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, November 14, 2009. (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
KATHERINE REUTTER
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Katherine Reutter #490 of the United States celebrate her second place finish in the 1000m final during the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 15, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Katherine Reutter #290 0f USA skates during the 500m preliminary rounds during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 14, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Chinese speed skater Wang Meng leads on her way to gold in the women's 1,000m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 15, 2009. Wang won ahead of US Katherine Reutter (2nd L), silver, and South Korea's Park Seung-Hi (C), bronze. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
Chinese speed skater Wang Meng leads ahead of US Katherine Reutter in the women's 1,000m semifinal at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 15, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Gold medalist Meng Wang of China (C), silver medalist Katherine Reutter of the United States, and bronze medalist Seung-Hi Park of Korea pose on the podium afor the women's 1000m award ceremony during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 15, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Date created: 15 Nov 2009
KIMBERLY DERRICK
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 13: Kimberly Derrick #287 of USA skates during the preliminary rounds of women's 1000m during the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 13, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 13: Kimberly Derrick #287 of USA skates during the preliminary rounds of women's 1000m during the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 13, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
…ain’t NOBODY gettin’ around me! (Photo by Jerry Search)
CHARLES RYAN LEVEILLE
Photo by Jerry Search
Photo by Jerry Search
The final Short Track flight of Charles Ryan Leveille. Have a Wonderful Life, Ryan.
Photo by Jerry Search
SIMON CHO & JEFF SIMON
YIKES!!! Both Simon and Jeff ended up with H1N1 virus and had to sit this one out, so their aren’t any photos of them,(except for the relay for Simon Cho)- at least not from Getty…Hope you boys are feeling MUCH better now.
LANA GEHRING
Photo by Jerry Search
Photo by Jerry Search
TRAVIS JAYNER
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 13: Travis Jayner #421 of USA skates during the preliminary rounds of men's 1000m during the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 13, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Travis Jayner of the United States skates during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 14, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
…yet more watermarks across a handsome face…
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Travis Jayner #421 of the United States skates in the preliminary rounds of the 1000m race during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 15, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
LADIE’S RELAY
The ladies Relay: Kimberly Derrick gets a puch from Aly Dudek, while Allison Baver gets into position for the next push.
(Photo by Jerry Search)
Kimberly Derrick, Alyson Dudek, Allison Baver and Lana Gehring
(Photo by Jerry Search)
Photo by Getty Images
MEN’S RELAY
(L-R) Speed skaters from the US, (Simon Cho and Apolo Anton Ohno) Canada, South Korea and Germany compete in the men's 5,000m relay final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, November 15, 2009. Canada won gold ahead of the US, silver and South Korea, bronze. (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
(L-R) US Apolo Anton Ohno Guillaume pushes Charles Ryan Leveille ahead of China's Han Jialiang and Liu Xianwei in the men's 5,000m relay qaurterfinals at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, November 13, 2009. (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Travis Jayner #421 of the United States pushes his teammate Anthony Lobello #416 in the men's 5000m relay semi-final race during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 15, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
…aaahhhh, the ‘bromance’ of it all…
Rumor has it the boys wanted the Gold on this one bad…but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. They still got the Silver, and WE’LL TAKE IT! Job well done, gentlemen!
Even from the radio broadcast, you could tell they were digging in for all they were worth. Of all the races I missed by not being in attendance in Marquette, this is the one I probably regret not being able to watch ‘live and in person’ the most.
MARQUETTE, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Apolo Anton Ohno is hugged by teammate Travis Jayner of the United States after finishing second in the men's 5000m relay final during the the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Benny Event Center on November 15, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
(Photo credit when I figure out where it came from…)
USA TEAM from Left to Right. Apolo Anton Ohno, Simon Cho, Charles Ryan Leveille, Travis Jayner, (Back Row) Anthony Lobello.
Doesn’t Ryan Leveille looks so down in this photo? LOL. Possibly because he knows this is probably the last time he’ll be competing on the ice and the last time on the podium. Even so, I’m sure adding one more silver medal to his collection was a nice way to retire.
Speed skaters from the US (blue left), Canada (red center) and South Korea celebrate on the podium of the men's 5,000m relay final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, November 15, 2009. Canada won gold ahead of the US, silver and South Korea, bronze. (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
These photos are from Getty Images, and there are tons more photos where these came from. To view more of the competition, go to the following link:
Getty Images
JERRY SEARCH’S PHOTO’S:
I haven’t been able to even BEGIN to go through all of Jerry’s 8 gazillion photos on this competition. These especially nice photos that popped up on my feed, and I just had to post them. GREAT SHOTS Jerry!
Photo by Jerry Search
Anthony Lobello
Photo by Jerry Search
I heard Anthony’s starts were on fire that weekend and he was skating better than ever!
Photo by Jerry Search
Travis Jayner
Most fans have already seen Jerry’s photos on facebook, but in case you missed them, here’s a few links to view them.
Jerry Search/National Speedskating Museum, World Cup 4, Marquette
You will have to ask Jerry to ‘friend’ you on Facebook to view this album along with everyone’s comments, but fortunately for you, Jerry likes having ‘friends’.
Jerry Search’s Facebook Photo album, World Cup 4, Marquette
JUST FOR FUN…
…”Hey Lee, I think you might’ve sat in something here. You’ve got stuff all over your rear end”…:
South Korean speed skater Lee Jung-Su (R) is congratulated by Apolo Anton Ohno of the US after winning in the men's 1,500m finals ahead of Ohno at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event in Marquette, Michigan, on November 14, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
UPDATE:12-31-2009
We have an urgent request from Southern California Speedskating Association (you know, the club a lot of our National skaters come out of! LOL) on behalf of Joey Lindsey.
You know Joey mostly as a short tracker, but look what he's accomplished as a long tracker in a very short time!
Those of you who have had the pleasure of meeting Joey know he's a very charming young man, and very deserving of any support you can give him.
J.R. Celski (L) and Joey Lindsey skate around turn two as Eduardo Alvarez #49 falls down during the Men's 1500 Meter Semi-final at the U.S. Short Track Speedskating Championships at the Berry Events Center on September 9, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan.
(September 8, 2009 - Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images North America)
I'll never forget Joey lapping the pack at American Cup 1 last year. Held onto it too for most of the race...until he just plain ran out of gas. Near the end of the race, the rest of the pack was gaining on him. He said Shani wizzed by him, and whispered something to the effect of a good natured 'ah, come'on man! You can do better than that!'.
But sadly, poor Joey was completely spent. When he crossed the finish line, you could tell his thighs were just screaming at him in agony. No matter. He got a standing ovation and cheer from the crowd for the effort. Those are fond Short Track moments I'll always remember. It's not always the win, it's fighting the good fight.
Joey has pulled off an amazing feat as witnessed in the letter below from Sue Perles of SCSSA. Any help you can give Joey would be greatly appreciated. Don't think your donation is too small, it all adds up when many kind hearted individuals participate.
Joey Lindsey competes in race two of the 500 meter event during the U.S. Speedskating Championships at the Utah Olympic Oval on December 26, 2009 in Kearns, Utah.
(December 25, 2009 - Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America)
Your donation is also tax deductible if given through SCSSA. Unfortunately, the time constraints are REALLY tight. The competition [b]starts[/b] January 16th. So he'll need some moola before then to get his airfare.
You can also become a fan of Joey on his facebook page! Become a Fan! - at the following link:
Joey Lindsey's fan page
Letter from Sue Perles:
Hi there. Nice to see the Rocker Fund out in force at the Montreal World Cup!
Joey Lindsey is one of our Southern California skaters. He tried but missed making the Short Track Olympic Team. Joey then decided to try long track and is competing in the LT Olympic Trials this week.
Well it remains uncertain if Joey will qualify for the Olympic Team, Joey has qualified for the World Sprint Team competing in Sapporo, Japan. This is a huge accomplishment for someone who has only been on long track skates for a few weeks!
US Speedskating has told athletes that they have to pay their own way to Japan for World Sprints. If they finish in the top 20 a skater will receive some USS funding. So, I am asking if the Rocker Fund can assist Joey in funding his trip to the World Sprint Championships. It would mean a lot to Joey and would be an excellent project for the Rocker Fund.
Thank your for considering this project and I look forward to seeing you all at an ice rink soon.
All the best,
- Sue
Please send your checks/donations written to SCSSA. Please indicate on the check and on the envelope that this is for Joey Lindsey.
Joey Lindsey
c/o Southern California Speedskating Association
5701 E. Vernon Street
Long Beach, CA 90815
Thank You on behalf of Joey
UPDATE:12-20-1009
UNDER CONSTRUCTION- WHAT A MESS! TWITTER CODES SURE DON'T WORK THE WAY THEY SHOULD...0_0
Everyone's all a 'Twitter'....
JR Celski's Twitter pics
Happy birthday Mr. Barthell
Less than 2 months boys!
JORDAN MALONE'S TWITTER
Apolo's Twitter pics
ApoloOhno's Twitter
AT&T shoot. Caught the director snacking on a scrumptious nestle crunch bar..nice!
TWEET YOUR WAY TO THE OLYMPICS!
Go to Apolo's twitter page, and copy and paste this code daily into your twitter updates for a chance to win a trip to see Team USA in Vancouver, courtesy of Vicks.
Hope 2 win trip 2 cheer Team USA. Thanks Vicks! www.Tweet2CTeamUSA.com! Rules @ www.Tweet2CTeamUSA.com/rules! Nopurchnec #Tweet2TeamUSA
UPDATE: 12-16-2009
Under the category of ‘Better Late Then Never News’…
Sorry Folks, I’ve been dealing with personal issues lately,(...like finding a job - freaking economy...)
combined with a virtual glut of ST info (and how often does THAT ever happen- what an unusual position
to be in!)> I just haven’t had the time to update, but I’m making a concerted effort to catch up. Honest!
WORLD CUP 3, MONTREAL, Nov. 2009
Most of these photos are courtesy of aaosmts19 from GotApolo. Some may be from elsewhere.
It’s been so long, that now I don’t remember what photos I got from where. I apologize to those
I may not be giving fair credit to. (Feel free to correct me though!)
First off - LET’S TALK PODIUM!
APOLO ANTON OHNO AND JEFF SIMON
500meter. Apolo Anton Ohno for the Silver and a vindicated Jeff Simon for the Bronze!
(Charles Hamelin for the Gold)
…not a half bad jumbotron photo. (my attempts at this come out horribly- only to be outdone by my camera’s
inadequate zoom capabilities…)
KATHERINE REUTTER
Katherine takes the GOLD in the 1500m. Way to go girl!!!
TRAVIS JAYNER
A personal best for Travis Jayner, the BRONZE for the 1500meter – and WE were there to see it!!!
This is Travis’s first individual World Cup podium accomplishment. He has improved SO much this year,
and we are all so proud of Travis and happy for him and his whole family!
LADIES RELAY
And the Ladies take the SILVER in the relay!
Kimberly Derrick, Jessica Smith, Katherine Reutter, Alyson Dudek, Lana Gehring and Allison Baver.
What a great weekend for Team USA!
...fun with jumbotron photos?
…and now for the rest of the story…
From left to right: Simon Cho, Travis Jayner, and Apolo Anton Ohno wait their turn to go out on the ice.
Simon Cho chases the pack in the Mens 500m semi-final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating
event round on November 7, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.
(Photo: DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)
Simon Cho, photo courtesy of aaosmts19
Apolo gives Simon a mighty push, and the coaches give him the opportunity for some experience in the
relay for the upcoming Olympic Games.
Photo by Getty.
Allison Baver measures out ‘her space’ at the start.
Apolo Anton Ohno waiting to be introduced in the Canadian Arena.
…and chats it up with ‘The Voice’ of short track – Andy Gabel
Peek-a-Boo- I see you …and I’m on your tailpipe, Chuckie…
Apolo Anton Ohno of the USA (R) chases Charles Hamelin of Canada during the Men's 500m Semi-final at
the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event round on November 7, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.
(Photo credit DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)
Travis being introduced to the crowd
Travis in hot pursuit of Charles Hamelin of Canada in the Men's 1500m final at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event round on November 7, 2009 in Montreal, Canada. Hamelin went on to win by .001 seconds. (Photo credit DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)
Kimberly goes to the start….”Reeeaaaaaddddyyyy" ….
Jessica Smith, Travis Jayner, Kimberly Derrick, Coach Jimmy Jang and Anthony Lobello watch the action
from the sidelines.
Alyson Dudek and Katherine Reutter during the ladies relay final
Teams China, Italy, Canada and the USA compete in the Women's 3000m relay finals at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event round on November 8, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.
(Photo credit DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)
Katherine practices her start during warm ups.
Katherine exibiting some fancy footwork to avoid Eun-Byul Lee of Korea as she falls during the Women's1500m finals at the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event round on November 7, 2009 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo credit DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)
Travis unlaces up… interesting behind the scenes shot by aaosmts19. Composition wise, it’s almost art.
JR Celski up in the stands watching the action. And you just KNOW he wanted to be out there soooooo badly and be a part of it all!
Tony Chung. The man tweeting, FB, filming and in everyway 'bringing it all to you' for us hapless souls who can't make it to the actual events. Thanks Tony!
…and last but certainly not least. I'm saving the BEST for last!!!
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY HERO?....
OK, the song is pure sap, and makes me want to gag…but the sentiment is spot on. I can’t say enough about how wonderful these 3 guys are. Even though they didn’t make the Olympic Team, they still stepped up in place of the injured and skated their hearts out to make sure the US of A got their 3 individual spots for each race and their relay position. It turns out, in some cases, this was in detriment to themselves. We here at the Rocker Fund would like to help. Stay tuned for changes on the site to accommodate these skaters who deserve so very much.
JEFF SIMON
Jeff Simon of the USA (R) chases Francois-Louis Tremblay of Canada (L) in the Mens 500m semi-final at
the ISU World Cup short track speed skating event round on November 7, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.
(Photo credit DAVID BOILY/AFP/Getty Images)
Two words - JEFF SIMON. Lots of talent, and all chutzpah. Chin up Jeff, you’ve earned some Good Karma- your day will come.
ANTHONY LOBELLO
It seems in competing in the World Cups and helping out the Olympic Team, skaters like Anthony found themselves doubly hurt for doing so by not being able to accrue their own points for the American Cup competitions, which in turn, hurts their funding.
CHARLES RYAN LEVEILLE
Ryan shadows Simon Cho during warm ups.
Charles Ryan Leveille had retired, packed it up and moved back home when he got the call to step back
onto the ice and compete at WC3 and WC4 for the injured Jordan Malone.
I chatted with him briefly in Montreal. Happy and satisfied with what he had experienced and
accomplished in his career, he was already looking into college and excited to be moving on to the next
chapter in his life. Not part of the Olympic Team, participating in these two very important competitions was just gravy. Knowing it would probably be the last time I would see him on the ice, I made sure to savor the moment.
GOOD LUCK to you Ryan in all your future endeavors!
UPDATE: 11-19-2009
Phase Three: Misc. Skater News
MORE TO COME- WORLD CUPS 3 AND 4
TRAVIS JAYNER:
RIVERVIEW SPEED SKATER WINS BRONZE
Times & Transcript Staff
Published Tuesday November 10th, 2009
Travis Jayner of Riverview, sporting a ‘Colbert Nation’ tag from comedian Stephen Colbert, the major U.S. team sponsor, skates to a first-place finish Saturday in his heat of the men’s 1500-metre semi-final event at the short track Speed Skating ISU World Cup in Montreal
Travis Jayner captures first individual World Cup medal
MONTREAL - Riverview's Travis Jayner, a member of the United States Olympic and World Cup short-track speed skating teams, won a bronze medal at a World Cup event in Montreal on the weekend.
Jayner, a 27-year-old dual Canadian/U.S. citizen, skated to a third-place finish in the men's 1,500 metre event in 2:19.560. Canada's Charles Hamelin won gold with a time of 2:19.220 while Korea's Sung Si-Bak was runner-up in 2:19.221.
It was the first individual World Cup medal for Jayner.
Speaking about his medal performance, Jayner said, "It feels good. I enjoy mixing it up with those top guys (Hamelin and Sung)." …
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Travis Jayner, first individual World Cup Medal
CANADIAN SHORT TRACKERS SKATE ON FOREIGN TEAMS
The Canadian Press
By Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Doug Benc/Getty Images
MONTREAL - Canada may have won six medals at last weekend's short track speed skating World Cup, but Canadians actually won seven.
When Charles Hamelin captured the gold for Canada in the 1,500 metres on Saturday, lanky TRAVIS JAYNER was skating to the bronze in the two-tone blue colours of the United States.
Jayner is a dual citizen from Riverview, N.B., and is making a strong showing on the short track circuit.
He's one of a handful of Canadians in short track speed skating who will be competing for other teams at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
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Canadian Short Trackers Skate on Foreign Teams
J.R. CELSKI
J.R. Celski’s New website is up and running:
Go to the following link:
jrcelski.com
Also, courtesy of Sue Celski (Thanks Sue!). Check out this marvelous Olympic Promo video. About a ½ hour long, make sure you set some time aside to really get into this. I’ll also note, that this was the first time I actually saw what happened to JR in this race. Jeff Simon fell right in front of us, and was having a hard time getting up, so I was focused on him when I heard the yell across the ice. Thumbs up to hero Walter Rusk for his quick response in coming to JR’s aid. JR is about 32:00 into the video, Apolo at about 28:00
Countdown to Vancouver.
ALLISON BAVER IN MUSCLE AND FITNESS MAGAZINE
To see the whole photo series of Allison, go to the following link:
Allison Baver, Muscle and Fitness Magazine
Watch World Cup 3 from Montreal on NBC Universal on Demand at the following links:
Day 3, 500m and 1500m
Day 3, WC 3 in Montreal
Day 4, 1000m and Relays
Day 4, WC 3 in Montreal
Also from NBC Universal Sports:
UNDER JAE SU, U.S. NO LONGER A ONE-MAN SHOW
Four years ago, Apolo Ohno was the only American short-track skater to medal on the World Cup circuit heading into the Torino Olympics. This season, under the guidance of coach Jae Su Chun, the squad has developed into a well-rounded machine. Ohno and three other skaters, plus a relay team, all earned podium spots in Montreal last weekend.
By Greg Groggel, NBCOlympics.com | Posted: Nov 9, 4:51p ET | Updated: Nov 10, 11:51a ET
MONTREAL -- At last weekend's short track ISU World Cup in Montreal, four Americans landed on the podium in individual events. It's a marked shift from the last pre-Olympic season, when five-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno was the only American, male or female, to win a World Cup medal in three of the four stops.
Four years later, Ohno was able to again find the podium (500m silver), but this time joined by Katherine Reutter (1500m gold), Travis Jayner (1500m bronze), Jeff Simon (500m bronze) and the women's 3000m relay team, which took silver.
The United States' transformation from a singular short track nation to one of surprising depth can be traced to 2007, when current national team head coach Jae Su Chun arrived after a brief stint coaching in Canada. When Jae Su first joined the team in Salt Lake City, he decided to survey the short track landscape before making the move permanent for his wife and two sons. What the former South Korean skater saw, he liked.
"At that time, the U.S. wasn't really good. Only Apolo was good," says Jae Su in English, his second language. "But, I found possibility."
The new coach identified several aspects that needed tweaking in order to close what he described as a significant gap between Ohno and the rest of the skaters. "When I came here, the team looked like kindergarten and Apolo looked like a university student," Jae Su says. "So that first year was going from kindergarten to elementary school, the second year from elementary school to first year of high school. And the goal for this year was to bring them from high school to university."
With a total of six short track skaters now with individual World Cup medals from the current season, consider their matriculation to higher education complete.
But in the U.S., where winter athletes are either made or left for anonymity every four years, success on the World Cup circuit is meaningless if doesn't translate into Olympic medals. To that end, Jae Su has a result in mind -- more medals than ever for the U.S., bettering the previous best of four at the 1994 Lillehammer Games. In a sport as unpredictable as they come, five will be a difficult task, particularly with strong teams from South Korea and China, not to mention Canada benefiting from home ice advantage. In any case, expect an American not named Apolo to earn an individual medal in Vancouver.
Below are five other key notes from this past weekend in Montreal:
REUTTER CONTINUES ASCENT
Katherine Reutter, the current USOC athlete of the month, won her second World Cup gold medal of the season and her career in the 1,500m. The three-time national champion also made the 1,000m final, but was unable to penetrate what she calls the Great Wall of China, finishing fourth to three Chinese skaters. Reutter is now ranked second in the world in both the 1,000m and 1,500m. Jae Su describes Reutter has not being 100 percent talent, but rather as tireless a worker as he's coached, and calls her one of the best in the world.
The Champaign, Ill., native went to the same high school as Olympic legend Bonnie Blair and should now be considered a medal contender in both her signature distances this February.
CAN’T MISS SOUTH KOREA
Notably missing from the World Cup in Montreal was three-time Torino medalist South Korean Lee Ho-Suk (gold, 5000m relay; silver 1000m, 1500m). Lee injured his ankle in training after the last World Cup in Seoul and while the 23-year-old is expected to miss this weekend's World Cup in Marquette, he will be able to return to training without serious repercussions in two weeks. Even without Lee, who most credit as the team's leader, South Korea still won four men's medals. Lee's teammate Sung Si-Bak took first in the 1000m, second in the 1,500m and helped his team win the men's relay. Sung is a 5-foot-11 beanpole who, along with Lee (the two will race in all three individual events in Vancouver), could win multiple medals again in February.
REMARKABLE RECOVER
After rehabbing a six-inch long and two-inch deep laceration suffered at U.S. Short Track Olympic Trials for the past eight weeks, American J.R. Celski was greeted jubilantly by his teammates and coaching staff upon their reunion in Montreal. The young skater, who won four medals at the 2009 World Championships, demonstrated his recovery by standing on his left leg and bending down and back up. Celski said he now has near full range and plans to return to skating in one week.
"I'm so jealous I have to be up here and they get to be down there," a visibly anxious Celski said from the stands.
The 19-year-old likely won't race until the 2010 Games, where he's slated to compete in the 1000m, 1500m and 5000m relay. Celski had been considered a strong medal contender in Vancouver, but as of now it's difficult to determine whether he could still be a breakout star.
THE UNBEATABLE WANG
Chinese skater Wang Meng took first place in the women's 500m event. It was the third 500m World Cup victory this season for the reigning Olympic champion. Wang has come to define dominance in the sport's most tumultuous, unpredictable event. Bet against her to repeat with gold in Vancouver at your own financial peril.
COLBERT NATION
The latest nation slated to make its Olympic debut in Vancouver isn't even a country at all. Last week on "The Colbert Report," host Stephen Colbert announced that Colbert Nation-- the designation given to the legion of the program's fans -- will be the primary sponsor of US Speedskating. The surprise announcement left officials scrambling to get the Colbert Nation logo pressed onto the short track bodysuits before the first finals on Saturday. The appropriately paletted red, white and blue logo attracted plenty of attention off the ice. But did it make a difference on the ice?
"Definitely, definitely," Jayner said with a smile after winning his first career World Cup medal in the 1500m. "Well that and a lot of hard work."
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Reutter takes 1,500m in Montreal
REUTTER TAKES 1500M IN MONTREAL
U.S. skater Katherine Reutter earned her first career World Cup victory earlier in the fall. On Saturday, the 21-year-old picked up her second win, taking the 1,500m title at a World Cup stop in Montreal. Fellow American Apolo Ohno finished second in the men's 500m race. See who else won, and watch the full replay on demand inside.
MONTREAL (AP) - Katherine Reutter of the United States won the women's 1,500 meters at the short track speedskating World Cup event on Saturday, and U.S. star Apolo Anton Ohno took second in the men's 500.
Charles Hamelin of Canada held off Ohno to win the 500 in 41.576 seconds. Ohno finished in 41.807 and fellow American Jeff Simon was third in 41.870.
Earlier, Hamelin won the 1,500, finishing in 2 minutes, 19.220 to edge Si-Bak Sung of South Korea by 0.001 of a second. Travis Jayner of the United States placed third in 2:19.560.
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• Reutter takes 1,500m in Montreal
Katherine Reutter of the U.S. sporting a patch of the Colber Nation, gets ready for the start of the women’s 1,500m finals at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating event round on November 7, 2009 in Montreal, Canada. Reutter went on to win the event.
Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States skates to a first place finish in his hear of the 500m event at the Short Track Speed Skating ISU World Cup in Montreal, Saturday, Nov., 7, 2009. David Boily/Getty Images
Kimberly Derrick of the U.S. pushes teammate Jessica Smith during the women’s 3,000m relay finals at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating event on November 8, 2009 in Montreal.
David Boily/Getty Images
Korea and USA take part in the men’s 5,000m relay finals at th ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating event round on November 8, 2009 in Montreal. Simon Cho gives Anthony Lobello a good push.
David Boily/Getty Images
APOLO OHNO
For all of you long-timer's who remember the Apolo Bobbleheads... We thought they were long gone, but NOT - a limited supply is still available!
THE DETAILS:
The figurines are about 7" tall...
Price: $25 (plus $8 shipping)
Ordering info:
By Phone: (800) 210-8363
By E-Mail: kimospence@msn.com
(I'm not sure who this looks like, but Apolo isn't the first person who comes to mind...or even the tenth! LOL - But now, for the more important question...Do I buy one and replace my 'Captain Jack Sparrow' on my dashboard with an Apolo bobblehead?...)
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