The dates have been changed to March 14th and March 21st. Clinic times will be from 9:30-11:30am on March 14 and 12:30-2:30 PM on March 21st. If you’ve already sent an email to get your name on the list, please confirm which date (or both) you plan to attend.

Cost of the clinic is $10 – please arrive early to try on skates. PARKING NOTE: Mountain View Ice Arena has requested that we park in the strip mall parking lot on the east side of the rink in the center rows of parking in front of the Rib City Grill. (The parking in front of the rink is reserved for Church parking on Sundays and they occasionally tow cars.)

What an amazing 1500meter race! Congrats to Apolo & JR for their silver & bronze medals!

Here is an article in the Seattle Times that sums up what appeals to people new to Short Track Speedskating:

“Don’t we already have enough poker and MMA, bull riding, bowling and talking heads on the cable sports networks? Couldn’t we use something new? Imagine a tour stop in Key Arena. You don’t think they would sell that out? The Rose Garden? The Comcast Center? The crowd at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum, the former home of the Vancouver Canucks, was loud and involved on Saturday night. Are you telling me they wouldn’t support a yearly event?”

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games begin with the Opening Ceremonies on Friday, February 12! I can’t believe it’s already here.

To celebrate, treat yourself to this great video on how the U.S. short track speedskaters train. It will give you a huge amount of appreciation for all the hard work that they do. Check out the stair workouts – ouch!

Go Team USA!

If you’re curious about the difference between short track and long track speedskates, check out this video on Youtube – thanks to Tucker Fredricks and Travis Jayner!