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Telizyn shows promising results at Quebec City Speed Skating World Cup

Telizyn’s weekend performances earned him four points in the ISU World Cup standings.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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February 6, 2024

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Fort St. John’s Joshua Telizyn competed in last weekend’s ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Quebec City. ( File )

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Fort St. John’s Joshua Telizyn skated to a pair of top 20 finishes in the men’s 500-metre races at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Quebec City on February 3rd and 4th.

Telizyn completed the first of two skates on Saturday, finishing in 15th place with a time of 35.66.

It was slightly higher than his season best of 35.115, set at the last meet in Salt Lake City on January 26th.

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On Sunday, he finished in 17th place with a time of 35.852.

The top performers over the weekend were Min-Kyu Cha of South Korea with a time of 34.94 on Saturday, and Yankun Zhao of Canada at 34.99 on Sunday.

Telizyn earned four points for his performance during the event. This puts him in 34th place in the World Cup standings with a total of 85 points, right behind teammate Anders Johnson of Calgary.

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The current World Cup leader is Wataru Morishege of Japan.

Calgary will next host the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in February from the 15th to the 18th.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.