Speedskater Celski fully expects to race at Olympics after returning to ice from deep leg gash
Short track speedskater J.R. Celski has no doubts he’ll compete at February’s Vancouver Olympics now that he’s returned to the ice from a deep leg gash.
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Short track speedskater J.R. Celski has no doubts he’ll compete at February’s Vancouver Olympics now that he’s returned to the ice from a deep leg gash.
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VANCOUVER OLYMPICS: Gold medal hopeful Celski learns critical lesson from ugly accident
THE NEWS TRIBUNE -11/27/09
Many of the world’s best short track speedskaters choose not to wear protective Teflon bodysuits under their skinsuits so they can go a fraction of a second faster.
J.R. Celski won’t ever make that mistake again.
“I’d rather go a 10th of a second slower than set myself back this much again,” the Federal Way native said Wednesday afternoon while waiting to board a flight from Denver to Salt Lake City.Racing without the protective suit at the Olympic Trials on Sept. 12, Celski, 19, fell and cut his left leg to the bone with his right skate. He believes the protective suit would have prevented the deep gash that could have spoiled his gold medal dreams.
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"I want to say thank you -- it is a big honour for me to get this prize," said Roberge,21. "I didn't get nominated back home in Quebec (for provincial honours) but I was nominated here so it's really special."Swimmer Hayden and speedskater Roberge win Canadian Sport Awards
"It's still a dream," said Roberge, adding that her next big target is the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. "That is really my objective. It's been a dream of mine since I was very young."
«Pour moi, être un bon entraîneur, ce n’est pas tant au niveau des résultats que ça se voit, mais plutôt dans la capacité de faire progresser les athlètes et c’est encore plus vrai à l’international, où la marge d’amélioration est minime en raison du haut niveau de compétition», a commenté Martin Gagné, entraîneur de l'équipe nationale courte piste