By Riley Stovka, February 25 2022—
Isabelle Weidemann, a natural sciences student at the University of Calgary, is now Canada’s most decorated athlete from the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Weidemann, a long track speed skater from Ottawa is competing in her … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, November 1 2018 —
The Olympic Oval will host the kick-off to Canada’s international short track speedskating season at the International Skating Union World Cup from Nov. 2–4, 2018.
Team Canada’s short-track speedskating team hit the ice … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, March 14 2017 —
Anastasia Bucsis is a long track speed skater from Calgary, who has represented Canada twice at the Olympics. She has been a voice for change in the sporting community throughout her 24-year career, … Read the rest
By Anneke Pederson, September 6 2016 —
Competition season is the time when an athlete’s training is put to the test. Strategies are honed as each athlete battles their way to the top over the course of seven months.
This … Read the rest
By Anneke Pederson, July 26 2016 —
On the far side of campus, through the hallways of the Kinesiology complex and beyond the Outdoor Centre, lies one of the University of Calgary’s most decorated athletics facilities.
Here stands the Calgary … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, March 22 2016 —
The Olympic Oval hosted its inaugural international speed skating competition, the Oval Finale, on March 17–20.
Skaters from Japan, Norway, Canada and the United States competed in long track speed skating events at … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, February 23 2016 —
The day I knew I was ready to move on from long track speed skating stands out more to me than my best races. I remember skating alone in circles, wrestling with a … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, October 20 2015 —
The University of Calgary’s Olympic Oval hosted a short track speed skating event on Oct. 16–18. The first portion of the Western Elite Circuit short track competition kicked off with the annual ‘Oktoberfest’ … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, June 11 2015 —
There’s a tradition in the Olympic Oval. When one of their skaters announces their official retirement, a photograph of them is pinned up in the north corner of the 400-metre ice surface.
Great … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, March 12 2015 —
The ice was fast and the athletes were at their best in a world class speed skating event held on campus last weekend.
The 2015 world all round speed skating championships took place … Read the rest
