American speedskaters carve up South Surrey

Brian Giebelhaus photo

American speedskaters – including Olympic gold medallist Apolo Anton Ohno (third from right) – held their annual training camp in South Surrey last week.

Nick Greenizan - Peace Arch News - Jul 31 2007
The American national speedskating team was in South Surrey last week, training at South Surrey Arena and getting acclimatized to the Lower Mainland – all as a run-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, which will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler.
“We usually like to go somewhere else for training camp – and get away,” national team coach Laurent Daignault said. ... read more