Robin Osorio, SSW Redesign, ING, MSI Standings, Cartagena, Pics, FB's Round Up, Indy SO, Coaching Fees, Cucuta, RRC Going Insane, Nordic Fox & WIC

Robin Osorio: I am sad and surprised to read that Robin Osorio has passed away- read more in An old time skater/friend is gone..

SSW Redesign: Click here to view what SSW's new design will look like. I've got a bit of work to do, but it's basically ready to go.

ING: The time has come for you to vote- to decide the winner of the ING Speed Skating Challenge- a chance to vote on Canada's best speed skating story.

MSI Standings: Marathon Skating International's 2007-2008 season is now over. The last event was the Bytown Marathon in Ottawa- see the Bytown restuls. Check out the final 2007-2008 season standings.

Cartagena: Michael Cheek's blog has a report on the Cartagena competition- see Cartagena for more. About the Colombia skaters, he notes 'The Colombians are amazing. There's several things that really stick out. First of which being depth. From top to bottom they're all good. There's no one that just can't keep up. The 2nd thing that really sticks out is they're technique. They all skate right'.

Pics: Here are a few photo albums that may tickle your fancy; Suzanne Dionne's photos from the Bytown Marathon in Ottawa and photo from flickr_photographer (click indoor inline and longtrack sunday).


Photo from Suzanne Dionne

Photo from flickr_photographer
FB's Round Up: Flyin Brian has a nice collection of videos in Round Up- here's one of the videos- Shorttrack Speedskating, Erik Koops & Sander Uitewaal.


Indy SO: The Special Olympics Stage Games for Indiana took place on February 28th. I was informed that the competition was hosted by the IndySpeed Skating Club- click here for photos from Dennis Richmond & Craig Rice.



2008-02 Indiana Special Olympics- photos by Dennis Richmond and Craig Rice
Coaching Fees: Do you wonder what it's like to have the life of a coach? Check out the thread Coaching Fees to get a tiny picture of the dynamics and considerations that come with coaching.

Cucuta: Click for Patin Carrera's report and click for Federacion Colombiana de Patinaje's report on the Transition Campeonato Nacional Interclubes de Patinaje de Carreras.

RRC Going Insane: One of Road Rash Chronicles' recent posts is called Going insane- he writes 'I can totally understand how a broken leg, ankle, wrist or something major can take you out of the game. But a toe? Are you kidding me? What an insignificant body part. Geez'.

Nordic Fox: Check out Team Nordic Fox for WIC 2008. You can check out the Nordic Fox site.

In other WIC news, the World Cup Topics for 2008 topic has a deeper analysis of what you can expect on the women's side of this year's World Inline Cup season.