The 2001 Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships held in Harriston, Ontario, were a success. The event mostly drew skaters from Montreal and Toronto.

Youth divisions (Juvenile, Freshmen, and Junior) had good numbers, with skaters racing well, along the way setting records, showing speed has a promising future. Among those showing promise are Christopher Fiola (CPVRAM), Amanda Tickner (TISC), Paisley Perrie (NRS), and Juan Diego Zuluaga (CPVRAM).

In the Senior Women’s division, Morgane Echardour and Martine Charbonneau stamped their names on Pan American Games slots. Echardour did so by winning three races on day 1, while Charbonneau and TISC’s Shannon Hegarty traded wins on day 2.

On the Senior Men’s side, TISC’s Jade Pauley won four of five races, while club-mate Peter Doucet claimed the 10km points/ elimination title.

• CPVRAM: Championnat Canadien 2011
• Day 1 pictures & reports: July 2nd 2011- Pictures- Day 1- Canadian Outdoor Championships
• Day 2 pictures & report: July 5th 2011- Canadian Championships- Racing- Day 2
• Day 2 podium pictures: July 6th 2011- Canadian Championships- Podiums Pictures

Happy Canada Day!!!

The 2011 Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships start tomorrow in Harriston, Ontario. Skaters from Quebec and Ontario will take to the CITC’s 200-meter banked track. Come back early next week for pictures, reports, and results.

Here are a few neat videos from recent competitions with Canadian skaters;

• Apostle Islands Inline Marathon 2011
• Apostle Islands Inline Marathon
• Apostle Islands Inline Marathon 2011 – Pro Vets
• Coupe de France Marathon Roller – Dijon 2011

The 2011 Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships are set to take place this weekend in Harriston, Ontario at the CITC’s 200-meter track.

The official practice is set for Friday July 1st from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The RSC Speed Committee Meeting will take place at 5:15 p.m. inside the CITC’s Pavilion. RSC affiliated Clubs are allowed to send on representative to the meeting. Those who may also attended the meeting include RSC’s President (Wayne Burrett), RSC’s Vice-President of Speed (Tyler Congdon), and RSC’s Athlete’s Representative (Sarah Hopkins).

• Click here for the schedule of events

FIRS and the CIC have confirmed that skaters Angie Perez (Colombia), Nicolas Bermudez (Colombia), and Paola Serrano have tested positive at the anti doping tests carried out in 2010 at the World Roller Speed Skating Championships.

Those athletes, who have been disqualified by the Colombian Federation, have lost their World Championship titles. The CIC will award medals according to new rankings that exclude the skaters who tested positive.

This past weekend proved fruitful for Canadian skaters competing in the USA.

Candy Wong & Nadine Currie Jackson placed 1st and 2nd in the Open Women’s category at the Apostle Islands Inline Marathon in Wisconsin. Morgan Williams placed 7th overall.

Morgane Echardour scored a triple victory at this season’s second Eastern Seaboard Series. She won the Pro Women’s 15km race and 1km time-trial and was the top female finisher in the 5km race.

• Live Blog: Apostle Islands Inline Marathon
• Apostle Islands Inline Marathon results [Full, Half, Mad Skate Age Group Results] [Full, Half, Mad Skate Division Results] [Full, Half, Mad Skate Overall Results]
• Eastern Seaboard Series with links to results
• Pictures- Eastern Seaboard Series #2 [ESS 2 2011]

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Candy Wong (left, in red) starts her race at the Apostle Islands Inline Marathon

Click here for results and a few photos from last weekend’s RSO Series #1 held at the CITC in Harriston.

Shannon Hegarty leads Paisley Perrie in a 500-meter race- photo by Peter Doucet

Young skaters take to the line- photo by Peter Doucet

Skaters from Quebec’s CPVRAM took advantage of the opportunity to compete at the CITC 200-meter track, which will be in early July’s Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships- photo by Peter Doucet

Nadine Currie Jackson in 2nd in her pack

Constant Montpellier leading the way

Nadine Currie Jackson has just returned home from Europe after competing in Dijon, France, at the World Masters Marathon Championships.

The race went very well for her, considering she partially dislocated her shoulder 10 days before the race. The shoulder wasn’t an issue since she had some very aggressive therapy and exercises to get it back into a functional arm swing.

She placed 6th in her category. Her goal was to place in the top ten. So she was pleased with that. Nadine tried to hold on to the attack pack, they got a bit of speed and she lost the draft. She spent the rest of the marathon in the chase pack and won the field sprint to the finish, beating out the France alliance.

Constant Montpellier had some bad luck and was disqualified on the way to the finish line. He would have placed high if that didn’t happen. He skated strong and stayed with the lead pack to the finish.