The Puget Sound Speedskating Club wishes to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the 2023 Pacific NorthWest Short Track Open. We would not have been able to hold our first US Speedskating sanctioned event without the participation of many individuals and organizations.
53 skaters between the ages of 4 and 62 took the ice, 21 travelling from Canada, Alaska, Arizona, Oregon, and the north and south ends of Washington State to compete. Thank you to the Anchorage Skate Club, Mountain View Speedskating Club, Northern California Speedskating Club, Port Coquitlam Lightning Speed Skating Club, Phoenix Speedskating Club, Vancouver Speed Skating Club, and Whatcom Speed Skating Club for making the journey.
Thomas McLennan, a Speed Skating Canada referee provided expert officiating and instruction to our volunteer referees and officials.
EMTs Jesse Nemens and Brian Maier came down from Seattle to provide medical support. The additional 33 crash pads that were donated by Champaign Regional Speedskating helped keep our competitors safe.
The staff of US Speedskating provided guidance and support from the early planning stages through the conclusion of the event.
Notably, we were able to achieve exceptionally precise timing results for every skater using a low cost video timing system. We are continuing to develop software that integrates these results into a meet management software tool.
You can download all the photos we took at the meet here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pip0Rh5s7H_Rb3MG4TimIoPu_AdM_NAs?usp=sharing
We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2024 Pacific NorthWest Short Track Open.
Results
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