Local speed skaters boast top-10 finishes in Canada Cup
A pair of North Peace speed skaters, Joshua Telizyn and Kieran Hanson, tore up the track at last weekend’s Canada Cup Long Track finals in Quebec City.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A pair of local speed skaters tore up the track at last weekend’s Canada Cup Long Track finals in Quebec City.
Joshua Telizyn and Kieran Hanson competed against the best speed skaters in Canada at the event, held from February 27th to March 2nd.
Telizyn, who has competed on the World Cup circuit, raced in the 500 and 1,000 metres alongside Hanson, with both boasting top-ten finishes in each distance.
On Thursday, Telizyn came in third place in the 500 with a time of 36.00 seconds, right in front of Hanson who finished fourth with a time of 36.31 seconds.
In the 1,000 metres on Friday, it was Hanson who came in fifth position with a time of 1 minute, 10.39 seconds, with Telizyn coming in behind at 1 minute, 10.95 seconds – good enough for sixth.
Saturday’s 500-metre race saw Telizyn place second, with Hanson in for sixth place. Hanson also earned a silver in the men’s 1,500 metres.
The next Canada Cup races will be the Short-Track finals, slated to take place March 15th to March 17th at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta.
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