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| Come join the fun! Short
Track Speedskating is an exciting event to watch. Amazingly fast
skaters compete in races with up to 7 others around a 111-meter
track to see who comes in first. Tight corners, pack skating, and
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The
2006 Dow U.S. Jr. Short Track Championships are a great place to take
the family! Drop in and out for all or part of the day for one low
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Admission
(which includes a full-color glossy program book) is: $5/day for adults $3/day for children under 18/seniors OR $10/day for families |
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With
the glass around the rink removed, spectators can get really close
to the action. Feel the breeze, hear the blades on the ice, and
see the skaters whiz by you at speeds up to 30 miles/hour. Download the Race Schedule for the weekend in .pdf format |
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2005
U.S. Jr. National Championships Photos Compliments of Jerry Search
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Pads
line the boards surrounding the ice to minimize injury when skaters
lose control and slide out of a race.
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Three distances will be skated by both the men and the women: 500 meters (4.5 laps); 1,000 meters (9 laps); and 1,500 meters (13.5 laps). In addition, a relay of 3,000 meters (27 laps) will take place at the end of the meet on Sunday afternoon. Saturday morning will be devoted to time trials, where two skaters take to the ice on opposite sides of the rink to skate against the clock for 1,000 meters. Based on the results of the time trials, skaters are grouped into 3 ability levels for heat placement for the duration of the meet. After an an award is given to the male and female winners of the time trials, heats for the men's and women's 1,500m race will begin after lunch on Saturday (approx. 12:40PM). In most races, the top 2 finishers advance to the "A" final. An "A", "B", and "C" final will most likely be held for each distance for both men and women. Awards will be given for the top finishers in the "A" finals for both ladies and men at all four distances. The finals for the 1500m will take place from at 1:50 for the ladies, and at 2:05 PM for the men. Following these races, 1500m finals for the 2nd and 3rd groups will take place, and awards will be presented to the 1500m winners at around 4PM. Heats for the blazingly-fast 500m race will follow the 1500M final races at about 3:15PM and will continue to around 4:30PM, to end Saturday's days of racing. On Sunday, racing stars at 7:40 with the 500M semi-finals. The always-fun-to-watch 500M finals will follow at 8:16AM for the women, and at 8:28AM for the men. Awards for the 500m winners will be presented at round 8:40 AM. At around 9:12, heats for the 1000m races begin. The 1000m finals will then begin at 12:06 PM, with a 1000m award presentation scheduled for 1PM. From around 12:38-1:26 the 1500m Superfinals will be skated. The men's and women's 3000M relays will follow at 1:38. Speedskating relays don't involve a baton pass; skaters give each other huge pushes instead. Relays are always a crowd favorite! At 2:00PM, finals awards are presented, and the U.S. Jr. World Short Track Team is announced. |
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Visit the U.S. Speedskating Web site to learn more about: and the |
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