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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.

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Kieran Hanson and Joshua Telizyn raced to top ten times at the Canada Cup Long Track finals (Speedskating BC, Facebook)

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. 

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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. 

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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.

Visit Speed Skating Canada for more details.

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Ed Hitchins

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

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