Canadian Youth Long Track Championships (CYLTC) Results Summary

CYLTC, formerly known as Canadian Age Class Championships, was held February 9th- 10th, 2020, in Red Deer Alberta. Skaters age 11-15 had the opportunity to compete against the top athletes in their age category.  Athletes competed in 6 events, which included a variety of different competition styles.  There are pack skating events, mass start events, Olympic style events, and team pursuit events.

Team Manitoba had 13 athletes in total at the competition and accumulated 13 medals, two championship titles, and won 3 of the Dave Thompson memorial races. With each medal, there were also disappointments, but with disappointment came the opportunity for redemption.  The learning opportunities from race-to-race are what make this event such an exciting competition for our younger athletes as it gives them a chance to grow and improve. All of our athletes had the opportunity to shine this weekend and showed their competitive spirit by overcoming hardships and achieving personal records or winning medals.

The highlight of the competition was our two Age Class Champions, Ethan Vandenberg and Sofia Bieber.  Ethan and Sofia both dominated the game in their own way and managed to come out on top.  Ethan won 3 Gold medals and one Silver, taking the overall title by a large margin. Sofia also won 3 Gold medals but had an unfortunate fall during the 7-lap mass start event where she finished 9th.  Had Sofia not gotten up right away and raced to the finish, but instead finished 14th or lower in the 7-lap event, she would not have won the overall title.  An important lesson to always finish your race no matter the circumstances!   Congratulations to both skaters on their incredible performances!

Below are the overall results for each of our athletes and medal performances.  For more detailed results please follow the link to SSC’s results page.

(https://speedskating.ca/events/canadian-youth-long-track-championships

Canadian Youth Long Track Championships | Speed Skating CanadaThe Canadian Youth Long Track Championships features skaters aged 11 to 15 and is used to crown individual distance and overall champions for each age class. This event serves as an introduction to national level competition for developing skaters and an opportunity for them to represent their province/territory on the national stage.speedskating.ca

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Overall Results:

Ethan Vandenberg – 1^st overall, Champion T2T 14 Boys 

Sofia Bieber – 1^st overall, Champion T2T 13 Girls 

Adam Buchwald – 2^nd overall T2T 13 Boys 

Skylar Van Horne – 4^th overall T2T 12 Girls 

Lindsey Smart – 11^th overall T2T 13 Girls 

Maya Kemp – 9^th overall T2T 13 Girls 

Ian Mcpeek – 8^th overall T2T 14 Boys 

Ryan Kulbacki – 6^th overall T2T 15 Boys 

Aaron Riehl – 13^th overall T2T 13 Boys

Erik Kulbacki – 15^th overall T2T 12 Boys

Olivia Krawchuk – 12^th overall T2T 11 Girls

Ben Routledge – 14^th overall T2T 15 Boys

Rebecca Bieber – 14^th overall T2T 12 Girls

300m Pack style Finals:

Sofia Bieber – 1^st place

Ethan Vandenberg – 2^nd place

7 Lap mass Start:

Ethan Vandenberg – 1^st place

Adam Buchwald – 2^nd place

Team Pursuit 3/5 laps:

T2T 13/14 Female (Sofia Bieber, Lindsey Smart, Maya Kemp) – 1^st place

T2T 14/15 Male (Ethan Vandenberg, Ryan Kulbacki, Ian Mcpeek, Ben Routledge) – 1^st place

500m Olympic Style

Sofia Bieber – 1^st place

Ethan Vandenberg – 1^st place

Adam Buchwald – 3^rd place

1500m Olympic Style:

Sofia Bieber – 1^st place

Ethan Vandenberg – 1^st place

1500m Pack Style:

Skylar Van Horne – 2^nd place

Adam Buchwald – 2^nd place

Dave Thompson Memorial 12 lap mass start:

Adam Buchwald 1^st place – T2T 12/13 Males

Skylar Van Horne 1^st place – T2T 11/12 Females

Sofia Bieber 1^st place – T2T 13/14 Females
Please join us in congratulating our coaches William Dutton, Scott Van Horne and Tyler Williamson-Derraugh and all the athletes for your hard work. 
Please contact office@mbspeedskating.ca with any questions. 
Thank you,

Elizabeth W. Derraugh

Executive Director

Manitoba Speed Skating Association

145 Pacific Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R3B 2Z6

Cell 431-200-3179