ICE CHIPS June 28, 2002 Issue #74 National Office (440) 899-0128 FAX (440) 899-0109 E-MAIL [email protected] : www.usspeedskating.org GABEL ELECTED SIXTH U.S. SPEEDSKATING PRESIDENT Nick Paulenich May 2, 2002 SALT LAKE CITY--Andy Gabel was named U.S. Speedskating's sixth president at this past weekend's organizational board meetings. Gabel, a former short track speedskater, is a four-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 1994 and 1998) and was a member of the 1994 5,000-meter Olympic Silver Medal relay team in Lillehammer. He recently completed work at the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympic Games of 2002 as Director of Short Track Speedskating and Figure Skating. Gabel will lead an organization that experienced incredible success at the 2002 Olympic Games with speedskaters recording a record setting 11 medals. "It is an honor to have been elected President of an organization that has given so much to so many athletes and families over the years. We must build on the success of the Salt Lake Olympic Games as we move towards the future." Other officers elected during the weekend's meetings held at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center were Brad Goskowicz, Vice-President; Craig Wing, Treasurer; and Brian Wanek, Secretary. (Note: Election result numbers: Competing Athlete/Individual Membership Category - 915 ballots sent out, 480 returned (52%); Retired Elite Competitor Category – 99 ballots sent out, 56 returned (57%); Elite Athlete Category – 121 ballots sent out, 47 returned (39%) – Thanks to all that participated in this important process!) Ì U.S. SPEEDSKATING BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2002-2006 (for Board contact information, check USS web site) LEIGH BARCZEWSKI BRAD GOSKOWICZ FRED BENJAMIN DAN JANSEN JOEY CHEEK AMY PETERSON NEIL E. COX JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ BONNIE BLAIR CRUIKSHANK JERRY SEARCH CASEY FITZRANDOLPH LISA SUNDSTROM JEFF FITZRANDOLPH CRAIG WINGÌ ANDY GABEL U.S. SPEEDSKATING COMMITTEE CHAIRS BUDGET GEORGE HOWIE/HALL OF FAME SHORT TRACK Craig Wing Jerry Steele TBD COACHING DEVELOPMENT LONG TRACK SITE &BID SUB-COMMITTEE Leigh Barczewski Brian Wanek Bruce Lanser COMPETITION MARKETING SUB COMMITTEE SPORTS MEDICINE/SCIENCE Jerry Search Neil Cox Dr. Carl Foster DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICAN UNIFORM Lisa Sundstrom Bill Anderson Garth Linder OFFICIALS Fred Benjamin If you are interested in serving on one of the above Committees, please send in your name and e-mail address to the USS National Office by July 15th. Ì Page 2 ICE CHIPS June 28, 2002 DEVELOPMENT SEEKING DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITION COMMITTEE MEMBERS A portion of both the USS Development and Competition Committees is composed of Participating Athletes. By definition in the USS Bylaws, a Participating Athlete is: a. Within 10 years preceding selection, represented the United States in the Olympic or Pan American Games, an Operation Gold event, or a World Championship recognized by the NGB’s International Federation for which a competitive selection process was administered by the NGB, or, in a team sport, an international championship recognized by the International Federation of the NGB; or Paralympic Games, or an International Paralympic Committee recognized World Championship in events on the Paralympic Games program; or b. Within twenty four (24) months before selection, demonstrated that they are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition; or c. For the purposes of Paralympic standards only, within ten (10) years preceding selection, represented the United States in the Paralympic Games, or an International Paralympic Committee recognized World Championship in events on the Paralympic Games program. If you are interested in serving on either the Development or the Competition Committee as an athlete representative and qualify as a Participating Athlete by one of these standards, please send in your name th and e-mail address to the USS National Office by July 15 . Ì REGIONAL TRAINING GROUP GRANTS USS is initiating the second year of the very successful Regional Training Group Grant program. These grants are designed to help an area of the country create and conduct a program that draws together the more skilled members of several clubs in group training sessions that supplement regular club practices. The intent is to help developing skaters of Category 3 or higher remain at home and have the opportunity to train at a higher level than the individual clubs may be able to provide. The grants are given on a yearly basis, with a two-year limit per program. For detailed information and an application form, please check the USS website: www.usspeedskating.org or contact the National Office at (440) 899-0128. Applications for this cycle, September 2002 – August 2003, are due back to the National Office by July 31st. Ì U.S. SPEEDSKATING, ETC. u 2002-2003 SPEEDSKATING COMPETITION SCHEDULE u DATE COMPETITION DISCIPLINE LOCATION SEPT 6-8 Desert Classic LT Salt Lake City, UT SEPT 18-21 ISU Short Track Officials Clinic Ft. Lauderdale, FL SEPT 27-29 US Speedskating Board Meeting Milwaukee, WI OCT 9-11 ISU Referee’s Course LT Gothenburg, Sweden OCT 12 Herb Knudten Memorial ST (Exhibition) Cedar Rapids, IA OCT 18-20 World Cup Short Track ST Chuncheon, Korea OCT 19 Kickoff Classic ST Franklin Park, IL OCT 24-27 Fall World Cup Qualifier/U.S. Single Distance/ LT Salt Lake City, UT ISU Starter’s Course OCT 25-26 Can Am Short Track Circuit ST Montreal, Quebec OCT 25-27 World Cup Short Track ST Beijing, China OCT 26 Chicago Silver Skates ST (SN)^ Glen Ellyn, IL OCT 27 Badger Open ST Madison, WI NOV 2-3 Great Lakes Short Track Championships ST (SN)^ Pettit, Milwaukee, WI NOV 9 Silver Derby Classic ST Ogden, UT NOV 9-10 World Cup Long Track (1500, 3000/5000) LT Hamar, Norway Eastern States Short Track Championships ST Saratoga Springs, NY Central Wisconsin Short Track Open ST (SN)^ Wausau, WI NOV 16 Park Ridge Open ST (SN)^ Park Ridge, IL NOV 16-17 World Cup Long Track (1500, 3000/5000) LT Erfurt, Germany Can Am Long Track* LT Calgary, AB NOV 23-24 World Cup Long Track (1500, 5000/10000) LT Groningen, NED Can Am Short Track Circuit ST New Brunswick American Cup Long Track* LT Butte, MT NOV 24 WSA Gold Cup LT (Pack)(SN)^ Pettit, Milwaukee, WI NOV 29-DEC 1 World Cup Short Track ST St. Petersburg, RUS DEC 1 I-94 Sprints LT (Pack)(SN)^ Pettit, Milwaukee, WI DEC 6-8 World Cup Short Track ST Bormio, Italy Page 3 ICE CHIPS June 28, 2002 U.S. SPEEDSKATING, ETC. continued 2002-2003 COMPETITION SCHEDULE cont. DEC 7-8 World Cup Long Track (Sprint) LT Nagano, Japan Eastern Seaboard Long Track LT (Pack) Lake Placid, NY John Rose Open LT (Pack) Roseville, MN DEC 14-15 World Cup Long Track (Sprint) LT Haerbin, China DEC 15 Holiday Classic LT (Pack)(SN)^ Pettit, Milwaukee, WI DEC 21-22 U.S. Junior Short Track Champs/Ohio Invitational ST Cleveland, OH DEC 27-31 U.S. Long Track Speedskating Championships LT Salt Lake City, UT DEC 28 Southpoint Holiday Open ST (SN)^ Pittsburgh, PA JAN 4 Franklin Park Special Needs ST (SN)^ Franklin Park, IL JAN 3-5 World Junior Short Track Championships ST Szekesfehervar, HUN Asia/N. America/Oceania Regional Qualifier LT Salt Lake City, UT* JAN 4-5 Eastern States Long Track LT Saratoga Springs, NY JAN 5 IL & WI State Meets (Closed) LT (Pack) (SN)^ Pettit, Milwaukee, WI JAN 11-12 World Cup Long Track (Sprint) LT Salt Lake City, Utah Great Lakes Long Track Championships LT (Pack) Pettit, Milwaukee, WI JAN 16-26 World University Games ST Italy JAN 18 Gohl Waupaca Classic LT (SN)^ Waupaca, WI JAN 18-19 World Sprint Championships LT Calgary, Canada U.S. Junior Long Track Championships LT Pettit, Milwaukee, WI National Marathon Championships LT (Pack) Minnesota Rochester Open ST Rochester, NY JAN 19 Central Wisconsin Long Track Open LT (SN)^ Waupaca, WI JAN 25-26 U.S. National Long Track Championships LT (Pack) Butte, MT JAN 31-FEB 1 Badger State Games (Closed) ST/LT Wausau, WI FEB 1-2 American Cup Long Track LT Roseville, MN FEB 2 Syracuse All-Points Short Track ST Syracuse, NY Mayor Daley Speedskating Classic ST (Exhibition) Chicago, IL FEB 7-9 World Cup Short Track ST Salt Lake City, UT FEB 8 Wisconsin Special Olympics Short Track ST (SN)^ Wausau, WI FEB 8-9 World Allround Championships LT Goteborg, Sweden North American Long Track Championships LT (Pack) Calgary, AB Can Am Short Track ST Belleville, ONT Eastern Seaboard Short Track ST Lake Placid, NY FEB 14-16 World Cup Short Track ST Chicoutimi, Quebec FEB 15-16 World Cup Long Track (1500, 3000/5000) LT Baselga di Pine, Italy Junior Country Match LT Obihiro, Japan Land of Lincoln ST Champaign, IL Masters International LT (Pack) Pettit, Milwaukee, WI FEB 21-23 World Junior Championship LT Kushiro City, Japan FEB 22-23 Northbrook Open ST (SN)^ Northbrook, IL FEB 28-MAR 2 U.S. Short Track Championships ST Bay City, MI MAR 1 Pittsfield Short Track ST North Adams, NY Wisconsin State Short Track (Closed) ST (SN)^ Wausau, WI MAR 1-2 World Cup Long Track (Sprint) LT Inzell, Germany American Cup Long Track Final LT Pettit, Milwaukee, WI Susquehanna Challenge ST (SN)^ Pittsburgh, PA MAR 7-9 World Cup Long Track (All distances) LT Heerenveen, Holland MAR 8 2003 National Capitol Open ST (SN)^ Laurel, MD MAR 8-9 St. Louis Silver Skates ST St. Louis, MO MAR 14-16 World Single Distance Championships LT Berlin, Germany MAR 15-16 World Team Championships ST Sofia, Bulgaria Evanston Northshore Open ST (SN)^ Evanston, IL MAR 21-23 World Short Track Championships ST Warsaw, Poland MAR 21-23 U.S. National Short Track Championships ST Pettit, Milwaukee, WI MAR 28-30 North American Short Track Championships ST Pettit, Milwaukee, WI APR USS Board Meetings * Tentative ^ Special Needs includedÌ 2002-2003 ELITE TEAM LONG TRACK SHORT TRACK Catherine Raney KC Boutiette Caroline Hallisey Ron Biondo Jennifer Rodriguez Kip Carpenter Apolo Anton Ohno Amy Sannes Joey Cheek Rusty Smith Chris Witty Casey FitzRandolph Derek Parra Nick Pearson J.P.