Updated: Oct. 30, 2012 2012-13 media guide
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Table of contents Calendar of events 2012-13 Long track season 2 2012-13 Short track season 3 Directories 4 Board of directors 5 SSC committees 5 Branches 6 Long track team Long track teams staff 8 Long track program director and coaches 9 Long track national team athletes 18 Long track development team athletes 49 Short track team Short track teams staff 57 Short track program director and coaches 58 Short track national team athletes 66 Short track development team athletes 104 Canada at the Olympics Long track 110 Short track 113 Long track medallists at world championships World championships (all-round) 115 Sprint championships 115 Single distances championships 116 World junior championships 117 Short track medallists at world championships Team championships 118 World championships 118 World junior championships 121 Records Long track 122 Short track 124 2011-12 International results World Sprint Championships (long track) 125 World All-Round Championships (long track) 125 World Single Distances Championships (long track) 125 World Junior Championships (long track) 126 World Cups (long track) 126 World Championships (short track) 130 World Junior Championships (short track) 130 World Cups (short track) 130 Credits Historical information - Peter Dankers Statistical information - Magne Teigen (Norway), Georg Wiig (Norway) Layout design - De Meo Graphics, Ottawa Photographers - Jeff Bough, Dave Holland, Arno Hoogveld, Horizon-Photo, Simon Pichette Translation - François Drapeau 1
Calendar of events 2012-13 Long track season September 28-30 Fall Classic Calgary November 1-4 Fall World Cup Selections Calgary 1-4 Olympic Oval Invitational Calgary 15-18 Can-Am International Calgary 15-16 Junior World Cup Calgary 16-18 World Cup #1, all distances Heerenveen, Netherlands 24-25 World Cup #2, middle and long distances Kolomna, Russia Nov. 30- Canada Cup #1 Quebec City Dec. 2 December 1-2 World Cup #3, middle and long distances Astana, Kazakhstan 8-9 World Cup #4, sprint Nagano, Japan 15-16 World Cup #5, sprint Harbin, China January 3-6 Canadian Single Distances Championships Calgary 3-6 Canada Cup #2 Calgary 12-13 Continental Regional Qualifier Salt Lake City, Utah 19-20 World Cup #6, sprint Calgary 19-20 Junior World Cup Roseville, Minn. 26-27 World Sprint Championships Salt Lake City, Utah 26-27 Canadian Open Masters Championships Winnipeg February 1-3 Canadian Junior Championships Quebec City 1-3 Canada Cup #3 Quebec City 8-9 Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships Winnipeg 9-10 World Cup #7, middle and long distances Inzell, Germany 16-17 Junior World Cup Final Collalbo, Italy 16-17 World All-Round Championships Hamar, Norway 22-24 World Junior Championships Collalbo, Italy March 1-3 North American Long Track Championships Salt Lake City, Utah 1-3 World Cup #8, all distances Erfurt, Germany 6-11 Olympic Oval Finale Calgary 7-11 Canada Cup #4 Calgary 8-10 World Cup Final Heerenveen, Netherlands 21-24 World Single Distances Championships Sochi, Russia 2
Calendar of events 2012-13 Short track season September 14-16 Fall World Cup Selections Calgary October 19-21 World Cup #1 Calgary 26-28 World Cup #2 Montreal November Nov. 30- World Cup #3 Nagoya, Japan Dec. 2 December 7-9 World Cup #4 Shanghai, China 8-9 Canadian Junior Championships Toronto 15-16 National Qualifier Drummondville, Que. January 18-20 Canadian Open Championships Montreal February 1-3 World Cup #5 Sochi, Russia 8-10 World Cup #6 Dresden, Germany 22-24 World Junior Championships Warsaw, Poland March 1-3 National Team Selections Montreal 8-10 Canadian Short Track Championships, Montreal Jr. A and B, neo-senior 8-10 World Championships Debrecen, Hungary 23-24 Canada West Short Track Championships Banff/Canmore, Alta. 30-31 Canada East Short Track Championships TBA, Que. Acknowledgements All of our members and volunteers Our provincial branches The Olympic Oval, Calgary Gaétan-Boucher National Centre Maurice Richard Foundation and Arena The Emera Oval, Halifax Canadian Olympic Committee Own The Podium WinSport Organizing Committee Calgary University of Calgary Canadian Heritage National Sport Centres, Calgary and Montreal Sport Canada Ministère de l éducation, du loisir et du sport du Québec City of Montreal City of Quebec All our sponsors, partners and suppliers 3
Directories National office Ian Moss - Chief executive officer 2781 Lancaster Street, Suite 402 Mark Mathies - Executive director, sport Ottawa, Ont. K1B 1A7 Patricia Brennan - Director, finance and administration Tel: 613-260-3669 Douglas Duncan - Director, leadership education Fax: 613-260-3660 Phil Legault - Director, communications Website: www.speedskating.ca Pier Martin - Coordinator, marketing Mariamanda Espinoza - Finance and administration assistant Lindsay Macedo - Administration assistant National training centres Media inquiries should be directed to Phil Legault Work: 613-260-3669, ext. 110, Cell: 613-294-6459 Email: plegault@speedskating.ca The Olympic Oval Sean Ireland - Long track program director 2500 University Drive N.W. Scott Stefani - Long track program coordinator Calgary, Alta. T2N 1N4 Mike Marshall - Regional development mentor Tel: 403-220-7954 Fax: 403-284-4815 Email: oval@ucalgary.ca Website: www.oval.ucalgary.ca National Short Track Centre Yves Hamelin - Short track program director Maurice-Richard Arena Jennifer Cottin - Short track program coordinator 2800 Viau Blvd. Marie-Pier Charest - Regional development mentor Montréal, Que. H1V 3J3 Tel: 514-255-2254 Fax: 514-255-9338 Gaétan-Boucher National Centre Robert Tremblay - Director, innovation and development Anneau Gaétan-Boucher 930 Roland Beaudin Quebec City, Que. G1V 4H8 Tel: 418-651-1973 Fax: 418-651-1977 Email: fpvq@fpvq.org Website: www.fpvq.org The Emera Oval, Canada Games Centre Todd Landon - CSC-Atlantic coach/regional mentor 26 Thomas Raddall Drive, Suite 166 Halifax, N.S. B3S 0E2 Tel: 902-425-5822 Fax: 902-425-5928 Email: tlandon@speedskating.ca 4
Directories Board of directors and committees SSC board of directors Marie-Claire Rouleau (Quebec), President Jim Allison (B.C.), Director Susan Auch (Manitoba), Director Michelle Casoni (Quebec), Director Jim Elliott (Ontario), Director David Gilday (Northwest Territories), Director Tony Main (B.C.), Treasurer Jean-François Monette (Quebec), Athletes director SSC program committees Competitions development Sandra Chenard, Chair Robert Bourassa, Member Christina Acton, Member Sharon Zorman, Member Steve Harris, Member Coaching development Mike Rivet, Chair Bill Christ, Member Annie Sarrat, Member Sandi Vyse, Member Douglas Duncan, Liaison Club and membership development Kathy Elliott, Chair Craig Dutton, Member Louis Forget, Member Margaret Krieck, Member Derrick MacLeod, Member Officials Development Ted Houghton, Chair Rocky Lamontagne, Member Dave Thomson, Member Roger Cole, Member High performance, long track Gregg Planert, Chair Derrick Auch, Member Dennis Duggan, Member Muncef Ouardi, Athlete representative Philippe Riopel, Athlete representative Jamie Gregg, Informal athlete rep. (non-voting) Michael Crowe, Member Gregor Jelonek, Member Bart Schouten, Member Xiuli Wang, Member Mark Wild, Member Sean Ireland, Liaison Mark Mathies, Liaison Scott Stefani, Liaison High performance, short track Andrew Lahey, Chair Annie Perreault, Elected member Isabelle Charest, Elected member Liam McFarlane, Athlete representative (Montreal) Gabrielle Waddell, Athlete representative (Calgary) Valerie Maltais, Informal rep. (non-voting) (Montreal) Frédéric Blackburn, Member Derrick Campbell, Member Jonathon Cavar, Member Jeffrey Scholten, Member Laurent Daignault, Member Jennifer Cottin, Liaison Yves Hamelin, Liaison Mark Mathies, Liaison SSC standing committees Awards Brian Bunney, Chair Catriona Le May Doan, Member Bill Wotherspoon, Member Phil Legault, Liaison Sport injury and medical emergency Sean Maw, Chair Robert Dubreuil, Member Anne Pousette, Member Robert Tremblay, Member Douglas Duncan, Liaison Sustainability Kristina Groves, Chair Sean Maw, Member Paul Daeninck, Member Graham Wilkins, Member Glenn Holmes, Member Tom Overend, Member Kristina Krieck, Member Wendy Walker, Member Mark Mathies, Liaison 5
Directories branches YASSA (Yukon) Laini Klassen, president 4061 4th Avenue Whithorse, Yukon Y1A 1H1 Email: computec@northwestel.net Website: www.shorttrack06.com OSSA (Ontario) Graham Wilkins, president 2 Queen Street 2nd Floor, Box 1179 Lakefield, Ont. K0L 2H0 Email: ossa@ontariospeedskating.ca Website: www.ontariospeedskating.ca NWTSSA (Northwest Territories) Pam Dunbar, president Box 2664 Yellowknife, N.W.T. X1A 2P9 Email: pamela@ssimicro.com Website: www.nwtspeedskating.ca FPVQ (Quebec) André Beaulieu, president 930 Roland-Beaudin Ave. Quebec City, Que. G1V 4H8 Email: fpvq@fpvq.org Website: www.fpvq.org NSSA (Nunavut) John Maurice, president Box 761, 563 Suputi Street Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0 Email: jtmaurice@northwestel.net Website: www.nunavutspeedskating.ca SSNB (New Brunswick) Ray Harris, president 108 Wiggins Drive Fredericton, N.B. Email: speedskatenb@gmail.com Website: ssnb.homestead.com BCSSA (British Columbia) Jim Allison, president Box 2023 Station A Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 3T8 Email: lorna@speed-skating.bc.ca Website: www.speed-skating.bc.ca SSNS (Nova Scotia) Troy Myers, president 198 Windmill Road Dartmouth, N.S. B3A 1E9 Email: troymyers7@gmail.com Website: www.speedskatens.ca AASSA (Alberta) Blair Carbert, president 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alta. T2N 1N4 Email: aassa@ucalgary.ca Website: www.albertaspeedskating.ca SSPEI (Prince Edward Island) Wendy Francis, president Box 383 Charlottetown, P.E.I. C1A 7K7 Email: info@speedskatepei.ca Website: www.speedskatepei.com SASSA (Saskatchewan) Steven Krueger, president 2205 Victoria Avenue Regina, Sask. S4P 0S4 Email: sassa@sasktel.net Website: www.saskspeedskating.com NLSSA (Newfoundland & Labrador) Roger Zilkowski, president 81 Birchy Cove Drive Corner Brook, N.L. MSSA (Manitoba) Caroline Slegers-Boyd, president 145 Pacific Avenue Winnipeg, Man. R3B 2Z6 Email: office@mbspeedskating.ca Website: www.mbspeedskating.org 6