2022 Ontario Provincial Long Track Championships

The Ontario Provincial Long Track Championships are scheduled to take place on January 29-30, 2022 in Ottawa at the Brewer Park Oval. This outdoor meet is weather permitting and dependent upon COVID regulations and restrictions.

A modified racing format has been created to meet all current regulations. Only Olympic Style racing will take place. The Technical Bulletin can be found on the Technical Bulletins page of the OSSA website.

Skaters with an OSSA competitive membership who are aged 9 years old and above as of July 1, 2021 are eligible for the Ontario Provincial Long Track Championships. Out-of-Province skaters aged 9 years old and above are eligible to participate if space allows and if all COVID regulations can be followed. Out-of-Province skaters are not eligible for Provincial medals. All affected persons, as specified in the Ontario Speed Skating Vaccination Policy, are required to be Fully Vaccinated for COVID-19 for this event. Entry deadline: Monday January 24, 2022 11:59pm. OSSA reserves the right to accept registrations after this date, depending on capacity. Register HERE

2022 Ontario Winter Games Postponed

The 2022 Ontario Winter Games to be hosted by the County of Renfrew has been postponed.

The announcement, by County Warden Debbie Robinson, was made amidst the growing concern of the impact the Omicron variant is having on the health and safety of Ontario residents.

All parties will be working together over the coming weeks to explore the possibility of hosting in 2023, and additional information will be shared when a decision has been reached.

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World Cup #3 Results

Our OSSA Long Track skaters were in action this weekend at World Cup 3 in Salt Lake City.

Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann won Gold with their teammate Valerie Maltais in the Women's Team Pursuit. Ivanie also took Gold in the Mass Start event! In the 3000m, Isabelle finished 4th and Ivanie came in 6th with a PB time. Both also skated the 1500m, finishing 15th and 13th, respectively.

In the Men's racing, Jordan Belchos and the Men's Team Pursuit finished 5th. Jordan qualified for the Mass Start A final and finished 13th. Vincent De Haitre continued his return to long track finishing 17th in the 1000m.

The Long Track National Team is back in action this weekend at World Cup #4 in Calgary. Hayden Mayeur joins the squad at his first World Cup of the season. Hayden will race the 5000m after his Gold medal finish in the 5000m at Canada Cup #1 last weekend!

We wish the team luck as they race on home soil in Calgary!

Photo Credit: SSC