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Latest Speed Skating News (2010/2011)

29 May 2011 Calendar confirmed by IMSSC vs. The Masters’ Competition Competition Calendar 2011/2012 has been confirmed now by the IMSSC at its 34th IMSSC Session in Amsterdam/NED. Only competitions on this calendar and National Masters’ Championships which fulfil the requirements of the IMSSC Rules and ISU Rules are recognized for reaching New IMSSC Records (Masters’ World Records). Masters Competition Calendar 2011/2012 see www.imssc.org/11-calendar.pdf .

29 May 2011 Nation’s Quota Allround Games and Sprint Games. vs. As decided at the IMSSC Session yesterday in Amsterdam/NED, the Nations Quota will be as shown below. The Nations Quota refer to the Maximum Number of Entries, 235 for the ALLROUND GAMES 2012 in Erfurt/GER and 280 for the SPRINT GAMES in Heerenveen/NED. Quota ALLROUND GAMES: FIN 12, GER 40, ITA 12, NED 66, NOR 44, RUS 18, OTHER NATIONS 43. Quota SPRINT GAMES (Total 280): FIN 14, GER 37, ITA 13, NED 84, NOR 62, RUS 28, OTHER NATIONS 42.

29 May 2011 SPRINT GAMES 2012 Heerenveen/NED vs. The 4th Masters’ SPRINT GAMES will be held with 240 Competitors in the Icehall of Heerenveen/NED on 25 – 26 Feb 2012, two weeks before the Allround Games in Erfurt /GER. The confirmation has just been given by the IMSSC Member of the , Bram de Vries, at the 34th IMSSC Session in Amsterdam/NED. The announcement will be issued on this website in October 2011 together with electronic entry forms.

24 May 2011 ALLROUND GAMES 2012 Erfurt/GER vs. The 21st Masters’ International ALLROUND GAMES with 200 competitors will take place in the Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann-Icehall in Erfurt GER on 09 – 11 Mar 2012. The confirmation of the date just has been given by the organizer Eissportcclub Erfurt e.V. The announcement also will be issued on this website in October 2011 together with electronic entry forms.

16 May 2011 SPRINT CLASSICS Inzell 2012 vs. The 15th Masters’ International SPRINT CLASSICS will be held on 28 – 29 January 2012 in the new icehall Max Eicher Arena Inzell. The date has just been confirmed by the organizer DEC Frillensee Inzell. The announcement will be issued on this website in October 2011 together with an electronic entry form.

08 May 2011 SD CHAMPIONSHIPS Milwaukee/USA vs. There was no news here until now from an interesting International Masters’ Competition already in January in Milwaukee/USA, the 1st Masters’ International USA SINGLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS on 08 - 09 Jan 2011. So I wish still to mention here this nice competition organized by Bruce Connor with Olesegun Sijuwade and referee Ernest Kretschmann with their teams. The following distances have been skated: 2 x 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m. 36 participants (4 Ladies, 32 Men) from 4 Nations (CAN 1, GER 1, ROU 1, USA 33) competed in the US Olympic Training Facility, the nice ice hall of Milwaukee. No IMSSC Records, but a lot of personal bests were reached by the participants. You find the results on the websites www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=2&e=5666 and www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=813&eventID=18515.

07 May 2011 1st RUSSIAN SDR Kolomna/RUS vs. The 1st Masters’ International RUSSIAN SINGLE DISTANCE RACES were held in the ice hall of Kolomna/RUS on 01 - 03 Apr 2011 with 125 competitors (32 Ladies, 93 Men) from 6 Nations (BLR 3, ESP 1, GER 1, KAZ 2, NOR 3, RUS 115). For the first time we had skaters from Belorussia at an International Masters’ Competition. The following single distances were skated: 500 m, 1.000 m, 1.500 m, 3.000 m, 5.000 m, 10.000 m. The Ladies and Men could skate a 4 Distances Allround Combination 500 m, 1.500 m/1.000 m, 3.000 m, and the Men could skate alternatively also a 4 Distances Allround Combination 500 m, 5.000 m/1.500 m, 10.000 m. At the 3rd competition day Pursuit Races took place, for Ladies 6 laps races and for Men 8 laps races. Four IMSSC Records of the IMSSC Records List 2010 were lowered: Vladimir Kostin/M35/KAZ: 1.000 m 1:13,20 min, 1500 m 1:50,74 min, 4 Distance Allround Small Combination 500 m, 1.500 m/1.000 m, 3.000 m 151,493 points; Boris Repnin/M45/RUS 4 Distance Allround Big Combination 500 m, 5.000 m/1.500 m, 10.000 m 173,739 points. 6 Pursuit Teams Ladies competed in the 6 lap distance. The first ranked Trio with the Members of the AG 40/40/35 reached 3:45,36 min, the fifth ranked eldest Trio with the AG 65/70/70 reached 4:59,15 min. 12 Pursuit Teams Men competed in the 8 lap distance. The first ranked Trio with the Members of the AG 40/45/40 reached 4:21,14 min, the last ranked eldest Trio with the AG 65/70/70 reached 5:39,05 min. More results you find on the websites www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=813&eventID=18446 and www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=2&e=6678.

07 May 2011 8th LONG DISTANCE RACES Heerenveen/NED vs. At the 8th Masters’ International LONG DISTANCE RACES in Heerenveen/NED on 24 Mar 2011 in the Thialf ice hall 53 competitors (4 Ladies, 49 Men) from 5 Nations (FIN 2, GER 2, NED 46, NOR 1, SUI 2) fought on the 500 m and a long distance from 3.000 m, 5.000 m and 10.000 m. 20 skaters skated the 3.000 m, 12 skaters the 5.000 m and 21 the 10.000 m. Ton Kooijmans/M70/NED lowered the IMSSC Record from the IMSSC Records List 2010 over 5.000 m in 8:24,42 min. The results can be found on the websites www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=2&e=6629 and www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=813&eventID=19440.

07 May 2011 4th HEERENVEEN SPRINT/NED vs. The 4th Masters’ International HEERENVEEN SPRINT took place in Heerenveen in the Thialf ice hall on 22 -23 Mar 2011. 55 Masters (11 Ladies, 40 Men) from 6 Nations (BEL 1, FIN 1, GER 2, NED 47, NOR 2, SUI 2) skated on the two days in a 4 distance sprint combination 500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m. Gerdien Meijer/F45/NED lowered 5 IMSSC Records from the IMSSC Records List 2010: 500 m 43,40 sec, 500 m 43,25 sec, 1000 m 1:27,44 min, 1000 m 1:25,47, 4 distance sprint combination 500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m 173,105 points; Barbara Heerschop/F55/NED 4 distance sprint combination 500 m, 1000/500 m, 1000 m 193,335 points. Further results can be seen on the websites www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=813&eventID=19374 and www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=2&e=6628.

06 May 2011 CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE in Kearns/USA vs. The 2nd Masters’ International CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE in Kearns//USA was held 04 – 06 Mar 2011 in the ice hall . 75 Masters (70 Men, 5 Ladies) from 11 Nations (CAN 3, GER 4, ITA 4, JPN 17, KAZ 2, MEX 1, NED 15, NOR 11, ROU 1, RUS 3, USA 14) competed in the . Especially the high number of 17 Japanese participants was remarkable. And for the first time we had a participant of Mexico. The following distances have been run in the three competition days on fast ice: 500 m (2 x), 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m. A four distance combination 500 m, 3000 m/1500 m, 5000 m was possible. Additionally 12 team pursuits took place on the last day. 24 IMSSC Records from the IMSSC Record List 2010 were lowered and 1 equalled: Monique Boerema/NED/L45 500 m 43,87 sec, 500 m 43,58 sec, 1000 m 1:25,09 min, 1500 m 2:12,46 min, Bart Seffinga/NED/M30 500 m 37,18 sec, 1000 m 1:14,50 min, 1000 m 1:13,60 min; Vladimir Kostin/KAZ/M35 500 m 37,02 sec, 1000 m 1:11,22 min, 1500 m 1:50,91 min, 3000 m 4:01,80 min, Allround Combination 500, 3000/1500/5000 m 157,280 points; Brian Boudreau/USA/M45 1000 m 1:15,21 min; Wim de Wit/NED 5000 m 7:16,95 min, Bruce Conner/USA/M55 500 m 39,48 sec; Victor van den Hoff/NED/M55 500 m 39,94 sec (equalled), 1000 m 1:18,04 min, 1500 m 1:58,32 min; Ragnvald Næss/NOR/M55 3000 m 4:14,64 min, 5000 m 7:10,65 min, Allround Combination 500, 3000/1500/5000 m 168,728 points; Jan van der Meulen/NED/M65 500 m 42,92 sec, 500 m 42,74 sec, 1000 m 1:24,40 min, 1500 m 2:09,44 min.You find the results under http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=2&e=6459 and http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=813&eventID=19236.

04 May 2011 10 K WEDNESDAY in Kearns/USA vs. The 1st Masters’ International 10 K WEDNESDAY in the Utah Olympic Oval of Kearns/Salt Lake City/USA took place on Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011, directly in the week after the 20th Masters ALLROUND GAMES in /CAN and only two days before the 2nd Masters International CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE, also in Kearns/USA. 24 skaters (2 Ladies, 22 Men) from 6 Nations (GER 1, ITA 2, JPN 1, NED 8, NOR 11, USA 1) took part in this long distance competition with distances of 10.000 m or 5.000 m. 17 Men competed at the 10.000 m and 5 Men and 2 Ladies skated the 5.000 m. The relatively best time could be reached by Ragnvald Næss/Men 55/NOR with 14:56,57 min for 10.000 m, only about one second over his own IMSSC Record, which he skated with 14:55,21 in Kolomna/RUS 03.04.2010. You find more results under http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=2&e=6447 and www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=813&eventID=19225.

26 Apr 2011 ALLROUND GAMES in Calgary/CAN vs. The 20th Masters’ International Allround Games were held on four days 24 – 27 Feb 2011 at the Olympic Oval in Calgary/. 222 Skaters (52 Ladies, 170 Men) from 12 Nations (CAN 63, FIN 2, GER 11, GRE 1, ITA 7, LAT 2, NED 63, NOR 49, ROU 1, RUS 4, SUI 1, USA 18) competed on fast ice. For the first time we had a Greek participant. You find the results on the website of the Olympic Oval of the http://www.oval.ucalgary.ca under “Speed Skating”, “Results+” and “Long Track” in the Event Archive 2010/11 and on the website SpeedSkatingNews http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=813&eventID=19156. During the four days 43 IMSSC Records from the IMSSC Records List 2009/2010 were lowered and a lot of personal best times were reached at the skated distances 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m. Tony Zegers/CAN and Roy Whitney/CAN, the two eldest participants, skating admirable well in age group Men 80, were honoured by the ISU Masters Coordinator Dr. Volker Serini. Head of the Games Organization Committee was Gregg Planert, who had a lot of work not only on the competition days, but already for the preparation of this event. Together with his team members, a lot of them volunteers, he made a great job. The competition was well guided by the Main Referee Wim Kok and his Jury. The Closing Banquet and the Victory Ceremony were held in the Red and White Club at the McMahon Stadium. They were conducted by Jock Wilson with his team in a cheerful and trouble-free manner. The participants had a lot of fun at this evening. Dr. Volker Serini invited the competitors to the 21st Masters’ International Allround Games in Erfurt/GER, provisionally on 9 – 11 Mar 2012.

15 Feb 2011 34th IMSSC Session Amsterdam/NED vs. The 34th Session of the International Masters Speed Skating Committee (IMSSC) will be held on Saturday 28th May 2011 in Amsterdam/NED. Because of a necessary reduction of costs it has to be restricted to one day from 9:00 – 15:00. Initially it was planned for two days.

14 Feb 2011 8th IMSSG Session cancelled vs. The 8th Session of the ISU Masters Speed Skating Working Group (IMSSG) on 27 May 2011 in Amsterdam/NED has to be cancelled now, because the IMSSG budget 2011 has not been granted by the ISU Council. The first official information from the ISU Council on 13 Nov 2010 was, that the budget 2011, proposed by the IMSSG, had been accepted by the ISU Council. But after the IMSSG asked for the referral of the promised budget to the IMSSG account on 07 Feb 2010 the ISU informed the IMSSG on 10 Feb 2010 that the budget could only be granted under certain preconditions. These preconditions could not be fulfilled by the IMSSG.

25 Jan 2011 Sprint Games – a Great Event vs. The 3rd Masters’ International Sprint Games were held on 22 – 23 January 2011 in the Speed Skating Icehall of the Sportforum in Berlin-Lichtenberg. It was a great event with 209 competitors, 47 Ladies and 162 Men from 16 Nations (BEL 1, CAN 2, ESP 1, FIN 11, GER 37, ITA 9, KAZ 4, LAT 3, NED 62, NOR 39, NZE 1, RUS 22, SUI 3, SWE 2, UKR 10, USA 2). On very good ice a lot of excellent results were reached. 17 times IMSSC Records were lowered: Katrin Zehmisch/GER/L40 Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 174,430 points; Lijnie Boele/NED/L45 500 m 44,52 sec, 1000 m 1:28,33 min, 500 m 43,62 sec, 1000 m 1:26,87 min, Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 175,740 points; Noor van der Steer/NED/F55 Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 192,405; Bart Seffinga/NED/M30 1000 m 1:15,39 min, 1000 m 1:14,23 min, Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 151,000 points; Vladimir Kostin/KAZ/M30 1000 m 1:14,24 min, 1000 m 1:14.09 min, Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 149,845 points; Ivar Njøs/NOR/M45 Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 153,910 points; Alf Gjølga/NOR/M65 Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 174,445 points; Arne Kjell Foldvik/NOR/M75 Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 203,235 points; Ivan Yuzubkin/RUS/M80 Sprint Combination (500 m, 1000 m/500 m, 1000 m) 245,340 points. At the Welcome Drink after the Drawing in the Official Competition Hotel Kolumbus there was a rich warm buffet for the participants and their coaches and companions. The Victory Ceremony and the following Closing banquet with a large warm buffet also was held in the Hotel Kolumbus. Volker Serini, Coordinator of the ISU Masters Speed Skating Working Group, said a lot of thanks to Jörg Krakow, the Head of the Organization Committee with his small team for their tremendous work and to the main referees Kurt Ney and Melanie Symalla and their large Jury and Competition Office staff who guided the Masters Sprint Games Competition very well. During drawing, welcome drink, competition, victory ceremony and closing buffet the participants of the Masters Sprint Games were in a good mood. Because a lot of skaters from the different nations already know themselves from many other competitions they seem to be a large speed skating family. You find the complete results on http://www.eisschnelllauf-in-berlin.de/pdf/Masters-22-23-01- 11.pdf .

19 Jan 2011 Visit German Parliament not possible jk. Unfortunately the Cultural Side Program at the 3rd Masters’ International Sprint Games in Berlin – Visit of the “Deutscher Bundestag” (German Parliament) on Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 – had to be canceled because of security precautions. They were necessary because of warnings about terroristic activities against buildings of the Government of the German Federal Republic. An appropriate substitution by another program could not be organized because the time was too short.

13 Jan 2011 12th Davos Meeting 2011 canceled vs. The 12th Masters’ International DAVOS MEETING on 15 – 16 January 2011 at the Eisbahn Davos, the famous natural speed skating icetrack in the Graubünden Alpes at 1560 m above sea-level, has been canceled because of the extremely warm weather this year. This is the first time that the DAVOS MEETING had to be canceled. We hope that in the coming years the weather again will show lower temperatures so that this wonderful competition can again be held.

04 Jan 2011 Post Entries - Allround Games Calgary vs. Because the maximum number of entries for the 20th Masters’ International Allround Games in Calgary/CAN 24 – 27 Feb 2011 has not been reached until the deadline of entries 10 Dec 2010, Post Entries are possible until 08 Feb 2011 on the electronic entry forms on our website www.imssc.org for this competition under http://www.imssc.org/10-entr- allr.html.

15 Dec 2010 5th Masters REVIVAL Baselga - Report pg. The 5th Masters’ International Speed Skating REVIVAL was held on 11 – 12 Dec 2010 in Baselga di Pinè/Trentino/ITALY, in the Italian Alpes on 1000 m over sea-level. Two days of fantastic weather in Baselga di Pinè welcomed the 17 athletes (3 Ladies, 14 Men) representing 5 Nations (ITA 11, KAZ 1, NED 1, NOR 1, SUI 3). They competed in the Allround Combination 500 m, 1500 m/ 1000 m, 3000 m. On Friday the Organizer, Ice Rink Pinè, offered a welcome drink followed by a great common supper at Olimpic Hotel with six courses served with good white and red local wines in the traditional atmosphere well known of the last Masters’ Allround Games. Results can be found at http://www.fisg.it/DocumentoDett.asp?IDNews=1189 and Pictures can be found at http://www.icerinkpine.it/images/2010/5_Master/5master10-foto.htm.

14 Dec 2010 10KW and CC - Salt Lake City vs. The announcement of the 1st Masters’ International 10K WEDNESDAY on 02 Mar 2010 and of the 1st Masters’ International CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE on 04 – 06 Mar 2010 in Kearns/Salt Lake City/Utah/USA has been issued now on our website under www.imssc.org/10-Ann-Kearns.pdf. At the 10K Wednesday Masters from 5 year age group 30 - 85 and higher can compete at the distances 5.000 and 10.000 m (Men and Ladies). At the Champions Challenge the same Masters can start at 500 m, 1.000 m, 1.500 m, 3.000 m, 5.000 m and at team pursuit races. The competitions in the Utah Olympic Oval with perhaps the fastest ice in the world can be very well combined with the 20th Masters’ International Allround Games at the weekend before on 24 – 27 Feb 2010 in the famous Olympic Oval in Calgary/CAN. You can find the Entry Form (non-electronic) on www.imssc.org/10-ef-10KWed-ChampCh.pdf.

14 Dec 2010 USA SDC - Milwaukee vs. The announcement of the 1st Masters’ International USA SINGLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS on 8 – 9 Jan 2010 in Milwaukee/Wisconsin/USA has been issued now on our website under www.imssc.org/10-Ann-Milwaukee.pdf together with the entry form (non-electronic). Masters from 5 year age group 30 - 85 and higher can compete at the distances 500 m, 1.000 m and 3.000 m on Saturday and at the distances 500 m, 1.500 m, 5.000 m and 10.000 m on Sunday on the fast ice of the Pettit National Ice Center, the trainings facility of the USA National Team.

05 Dec 2010 Cancelled – Master Cup in Munich vs. The 15th Masters’ International Master Cup 2011 in Munich/GER, planned on 05 – 06 Feb 2011 had to be cancelled because of jury problems. The competition was planned by the Bavarian Ice Sports Federation for Munich instead of Berlin because of the 3rd Masters’ Sprint Games taking place in Berlin this season. It was not possible to have both competitions in Berlin.

14 Nov 2010 7th CRITERION Erfurt - Report vs. The first International Masters’ Competition of the season 2010/2011 was held in Erfurt/Germany on 13 – 14 Nov 2010, the 7th Masters’ International Speed Skating Criterion. 108 Competitors (29 Ladies, 79 Men) from 5 Nations (GER 28, NED 64, NOR 10, RUS 2, SUI 4) took part in this competition in the nice Gunda-Niemann-Stirnemann-Ice- Hall. Remarkable was the proportion Ladies/Men 12/16 of the 28 German participants. We would wish such or in minimum similar proportions Ladies/Men for all Nations and for all Competitions. The competition was very well organized and very well conducted and the ice was of top quality. So the competition made much fun for the participating Masters. Already at the beginning of the season very good results could be reached, see www.imssc.org/10- criterion-results.pdf. Even 7 IMSSC Records (Masters’ International Records) were broken. Thea Kroonje/NED/F 65 lowered 5 of them with the following results: 500 m 49,44 sec, 1000 m 1:35,21 min, 1500 m 2:26,21 min, 3000 m 5:00,36 min, Ladies Allround (500 m, 1500 m/1000 m, 3000 m) 195,148 points. And Bart Seffinga/NED/M 30 lowered the other two: 1000 m 1:14,97 min, Men Allround Small (500 m, 15000 m/1000 m, 3000 m) 160,413 points.

14 Nov 2010 7th CRITERION – Second Day vs. You find the Timetable of the 7th Masters’ International CRITERION in Erfurt/GER on 14 Nov 2010 (second competition day) and the Start List for the 1000 m (3rd distance) on www.imssc.org/10-erfurt-101114-tt-stl.pdf.

13 Nov 2010 7th CRITERION – Start List vs. You find the Timetable and the Start List of the 7th Masters’ International CRITERION in Erfurt/GER for the 13 Nov 2010 on www.imssc.org/10-erfurt-101113-tt- stl.pdf. The Timetable for 14 Nov 2010 can be seen here: www.imssc.org/10-erfurt- 101114-tt.pdf.

10 Nov 2010 Cancelled - SPRINT CLASSICS 2011 in Inzell vs. The 15th Masters’ International SPRINT CLASSICS 2011 in Inzell/GER on 29 – 30 Jan 2011 have to be cancelled because of technical reasons, as we were informed by the Organizer today. The competition was already announced under the proviso that the competition has to be cancelled if unforeseen problems appear at the completing of the ice hall which still is under construction. It seems that unfortunately these unforeseen problems did appear now.

02 Nov 2010 CRITERION Nov 2010 - Competitor Info vs. The first International Masters’ Competition in the season 2010/2011 is the 6th Masters’ International Speed Skating CRITERION in Erfurt on 13 – 14 November 2010. The Entry deadline was on 01 Nov 2010. 120 Entries were accepted, see http://www.imssc.org/10-Entries-Erfurt.pdf. Unfortunately not all interested skaters can take part. Last information about training times, etc., you find here: http://www.imssc.org/10-criterion-info.pdf. You must pay 15 EUR per day for training times before Friday. Training times Friday and Saturday are included in the entry fee.

02 Nov 2010 SPRINT GAMES - Entries RUS vs. The deadline of entries for the Russian skaters to the 3rd Masters’ International SPRINT GAMES 2011 in Berlin has been 01 Nov 2010. The deadline was so early because it takes a lot of time to get the necessary visa. 25 Russian skaters can take part in the competition, 24 skaters according to the quota RUS and 1 skater because of not used quota of other nations. A selection of the entered skaters was necessary because there were more entries than available places. This selection was made by the Masters Speed Skating Federation of Russia (MSSFR) in cooperation with the Russian Skating Union (RSU), result see http://www.imssc.org/10-Entries-Berlin-SpriG.html. Personal invitations for getting visa will still be sent on 02 Nov 2010 to all skaters of the Russian Masters’ team by airmail.

21 Oct 2010 No 4th Masters’ International CANADIAN OPEN vs. The 4th Masters’ International Canadian Open, which was planned for 15 – 16 Jan 2011 in Halifax/Nova Scotia/Canada, will not take place. There shall be a competition, but only for Canadian skaters. We did not get information about the reasons.

19 Oct 2010 Electronic Version ICEOVAL 2010 vs. The latest version of our International Masters’ Speed Skating News, ICEOVAL 2010, was issued now in the Electronic Version. You find in this issue some information about the competition season 2010/2011 in the Editorial, the Competition Calendar 2010/2011, reports about the Sprint Games 2010 in Milwaukee/USA and the Allround Games 2010 in Baselga di Pinè/ITA and about the Criterion Nov 2009 in Erfurt/GER. Then you find the List of IMSSC Records 2010, the IMSSC Members’ List and the IMSSG Members’ List and Ice Crystals, the Latest News 2009/2010. The flags on the title are completed by the flags from , Kazakhstan and Mexico. We had competitors from these three countries in 2009/2010 at International Master Competitions for the first time. You find the Electronic Version under www.imssc.org/10-iceoval.html. The Hardcopy Version is in print and can be subscribed as explained in the Imprint of ICEOVAL 2010.

03 Oct 2010 Cancelled - SINGLE DISTANCE RACES 2011 in Hamar vs. The 9th Masters’ International SINGLE DISTANCE RACES 2011 in Hamar/NOR, planned for 22 – 23 Feb 2010 in the , the Viking Ship ice hall, had to be cancelled. One of the reasons was that the 3rd Masters’ International SPRINT GAMES in Berlin could not be held on 05 – 06 Feb 2011 as originally planned, but only on the same date, 22 – 23 Feb 2010. We hope that such an incident does not happen next season and that in 2012 the SINGLE DISTANCE RACES in the Hamar Vikingskipet ice hall again can be held.

02 Oct 2010 SPRINT CLASSICS 2011 in Inzell under Proviso vs. The announcement of the 15th Masters’ International SPRINT CLASSICS 2011 in Inzell/GER on 29 – 30 Jan 2011 has just been issued, see www.imssc.org/10-Ann-Inzell.pdf. But because the ice hall still is under construction, the announcement is only valid under the proviso that the competition has to be cancelled if unforeseen problems appear at the completing of the ice hall. This may still happen in December 2010 or January 2011.

01 Oct 2010 Competition Announcements 2010/2011 vs. The Announcements of the 3rd Masters’ Sprint Games Berlin/GER 2011 and the 20th Masters’ Allround Games Calgary/CAN 2011 and of further International Masters’ Competitions have been issued now, see www.imssc.org/10-ann.html. They were issued together with their Electronic Entry Forms. So the Master competitors can make their entries for a lot of competitions at once. Some announcements are still missing as can be seen by the Competition Calendar 2010/2011, see www.imssc.org/10-calendar.pdf . They will follow soon.

30 Aug 2010 Masters’ Canadian Open 2011 uncertain vs. The 4th Masters’ International Canadian Open was planned for 15 – 16 Jan 2011 in Halifax/Nova Scotia/Canada. The organizer now had the wish that the announcement in the Masters’ Competition Calendar should be removed, with the remark that it would be incorrect. This has been done now. It seems not to be clear if the competition can be run according to the ISU Rules and the IMSSC Rules in 2011 in Halifax to be an officially recognized Master Competition as the 3rd Masters’ International Canadian Open in Québec 2010.

29 Jul 2010 IMSSC Records List 2010 vs. The IMSSC Records List 2010 has been issued now on our website under www.imssc.org/10-io-13-records.pdf. 60 New IMSSC Records were reached in the last speed skating season 2009/2010. The most records could be made on 30 – 31 January 2010 at the 1st Masters’ International AMERICAN ALLROUND AND SPRINT in the Utah Olympic Oval of Salt Lake City on the famous fast ice. 30 New IMSSC Records, fantastic! And a lot of personal bests were reached too! We reported already about this great event on 04 Feb 2010 under “Latest Speed Skating News 2009/2010” on our website more in detail.

29 Jul 2010 Minutes 33rd IMSSC Session 2010 vs. The Minutes of the 33rd IMSSC Session 2010 in Krefeld/GER have been issued now. We reported already at 06 Jun 2010 about the most important decisions at this session on our website under “Latest Speed Skating News 2009/2010”. Now you can read the decisions in detail on our website under www.imssc.org/imssc-sess-10-2-4-min.pdf.