Local skaters headed to National Long Track speed skating championships
The chance to compete in the World Cup and Winter Olympics will be on the line for long track speed skaters at Calgary’s Olympic Oval, including a foursome from Fort St. John’s Speed Skating Club
CALGARY, A.B. — Canada’s national long track speed skating championships will have a strong delegation from the Peace Region.
Jack Hanson, Kieran Hanson, along with Matthew Mitchell and Joshua Telizyn make up the foursome that will be skating on the Olympic Oval in Calgary.
On its Facebook page, The Fort St. John Speed Skating Club wished participants good luck at the championships, taking place starting on Thursday, October 23rd.
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“Good luck to the Team B.C. skaters,” reads the post from the club. “We are all cheering you from home.”
Distances at the event range from 500 metres to 10,000 metres.
With 86 men and women competing, there will be spots up for grabs to represent Canada both on the World Cup circuit and at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
The taste international competition isn’t new to some competitors. Mitchell competed on last season’s Junior World Cup circuit in Italy, with several top 10 finishes, and 23-year-old Telizyn has competed on the World Cup circuit.
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The 2025 Canadian Long Track Speed Skating Championships take place from Thursday, October 23rd to Sunday, October 26th at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, and is sanctioned by Speed Skating Canada.
The event can be watched live on Speed Skating Canada’s YouTube page.
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