Oval Long Track Athletes

Bio

D.O.B. Jan. 5, 2005
Age: 17
Hometown: 
Coach: Phil Riopel

About: Andre is in his 7th year of skating. He is also fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans.
Career Highlights: Gold medal at the Alberta Winter Games
Sport Hero: Laurent Dubreuil

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D.O.B. Feb. 20, 2004
Age: 18
Hometown: Calgary, AB.
Coach: Phil Riopel

About: Kendra is from Calgary and started skating at 3 years old where she spent the next 11 years as a competitive figure skater. At 14, she transitioned to speed skating and fell in love with the sport. She is entering her second year at Haskayne School of Business at UCalgary. She often volunteers at meets and finds ways to be involved in the sport.

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D.O.B. Mar. 20, 2004
Age: 18
Hometown: Ottawa, ON.
Coach: Cristina Lazarescu

About: Rachel has been skating for 10 years and is starting her first year of Neuroscience at UCalgary. She is super excited for this season.

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D.O.B. May 19, 2004
Age: 18
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB.
Coach: Phil Riopel

About: Ben put on speed skates for the first time in the fall of 2019 and was hooked. He loves everything about the sport, including the -20°C sessions at the outdoor oval in Winnipeg. While training at the Oval, he is working towards a Mathematics degree at UCalgary.

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D.O.B. Jul. 14, 1994
Age: 28
Hometown: 
Coach: Mike Ireland

About: Chris grew up playing hockey and learned to skate at the age of 4. He transitioned into speed skating where he felt at home almost immediately. He is currently in his 3rd season of speed skating and training on the stage 3 sprint team.

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D.O.B. Dec. 05, 2000
Age: 22
Hometown: Calgary, AB.
Coach: Mike Ireland

About: Zach has been with the Oval Pathway for seven years. This will be his 3rd year being coached by Mike Ireland and being a part of his Pain Train Team. He is a proud Franco-Albertan with French being his first language. Lastly, his is finishing up his last year of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. He is thinking of becoming a gym teacher or a speed skating/power skating coach.

Career Highlight: 

• Competing at the Canadian Long Track Championships in the 500m last season and finishing 16 overall.

Sport Heroes: Laurent Dubreuil, Ichiro Suzuki and Kimi Räikkönen

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D.O.B. Nov. 29, 1999
Age: 23
Hometown: 
Coach:

About: Max started speed skating in 2010 and has focused on long track since 2015. He prefers the middle distances, with his favourite race being the 1,500m. Outside of skating he is pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Finance at the University of Calgary. In his spare time he enjoys reading, investing, and spending time outside.

Career Highlight: 

• Winning a gold medal at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Sport Hero: Jermey Wotherspoon

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D.O.B. Aug. 12, 2002
Age: 20
Hometown: 
Coach: Kevin Crockett

About: Zoe has been speed skating since she was 7, and with the oval program for the past two seasons. Her favourite distances are the 1,000m and 1,500m. Outside of skating, she really enjoys cycling. She is currently working on her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at the University of Calgary.

Sport Hero: Pierre Lueders

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D.O.B Mar. 11, 2002
Age: 20
Hometown: Fort St. John, BC
Coach: Mike Ireland

About: Currently enrolled at the University of Calgary for Law and Society. Josh specializes in sprinting.
Career Highlights: Bronze Medal in the 1000m at the 2019 Canada Winter Games
Sport Hero: Kevin Crockett and Mike Ireland