Oval Finale, World ST Pictures, Squiggy Report, Stopping Drug Use, To Do, Mexico’s Copa Mexicanidad Chiapaneca

Oval Finale: The Oval Finale (ING Finale, presented by Conematic) is continuing through the weekend in Calgary. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s results have been updated. You can continue to expect ongoing coverage courtesy Speed Skating World Online Magazine.

World ST Pictures: Ohno Zone has posted a set of podium pictures from last weekend’s world short track championships.


Men's relay podium: USA, Korea, Canada- photo from Ohno Zone
Squiggy Report: Click here for a report on the Squiggy Inline Classic posted on RaceReports.net.


Photo from Skatetampa.com
Stopping Drug Use: How about this scenario; Skater Corey Gahan failed drug tests and was subsequently given a 2-year suspension. The Washingtonpost.com is reporting ‘In what is believed to be the first U.S. case in which the parent of an athlete sanctioned by a sports drug-testing agency subsequently faced federal drug distribution charges, the father of a teenage inline skater serving a competition ban for flunking a drug test has been indicted for providing steroids to his son, court documents show.

A federal grand jury in Tampa indicted James Gahan on charges of possessing and distributing the anabolic steroid testosterone to a minor between June 2005 and October 2006, according to the indictment filed last week in U.S. District Court in the middle district of Florida’. Click here for the full article.

To see how the skating world is reacting to the news, click on the following links: Bont Forum, Hyper Forum, and Planet Forum.

To Do: You think what you got what it takes to make the leap to leave everything behind and go live and skate on another continent? Andrew Hegarty offers some advice in his latest post The To-Do List.


Andrew Hegarty (Hyper uniform) starts
Mexico’s Copa Mexicanidad Chiapaneca: The Copa Mexicanidad Chiapaneca is taking place April 10th to the 14th in Mexico. Sergio Almeralla is promoting the event, which features FREE accommodations and meals for the duration of the event. Click here for more information.


Sergio Almeralla (green helmet, 2nd skater in German uniform) in the thick of the action at the RSC Marathon in Montreal