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Jon Lundin | jlundin@orda.org | (518) 523-1655
January 14, 2019

U.S. Long Track Junior Championships Coming up to Lake Placid Friday-Sunday

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- The best long track junior skaters in the country will compete in the American Cup Speed Skating series and U.S. Long Track Junior Championships on the historic Olympic speed skating oval in Lake Placid, N.Y., Friday through Sunday, Jan. 18-20. At stake is a spot on the U.S. Long Track Junior World team that will compete at the ISU Long Track Junior World Championships in Baselga, Italy, Feb. 15-17.

 

Registered for the event is the reigning Men’s Junior Champion Ethan Cepuran (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), who's been competing at world cup events during the 2018-‘19 season. Cepuran recently won the U.S. National Title for the Men’s 5000m and the Men’s Mass Start. He will compete at the World All-round Championships in Calgary, Canada, March 2-3.

 

Other athletes competing at the junior championships include U.S. National Team Member Casey Dawson (Park City, Utah) and Blair Cruikshank (Delafield, Wis.), the daughter of Olympic speed skating parents Bonnie Blair and Dave Cruikshank

 

Event Schedule:

 

Friday, Jan. 18

American Cup Long Track Speed Skating Series Race #3/U.S. Junior Championships

10 a.m. – Ladies’ 500 -Meters

11 a.m. – Men’s 500 -Meters

Noon – Ladies’ 3,000 -Meters

2 p.m. – Junior C Men’s 3,000 -Meters

 

Saturday, Jan. 19

American Cup Long Track Speed Skating Series Race #3/U.S. Junior Championships

10 a.m. – Men’s 1,500 -Meters

11 a.m. – Ladies’ 1,500 - Meters

Noon – Junior A & B Men’s 5,000 –Meters

 

Sunday, Jan. 20

American Cup Long Track Speed Skating Series Race #3/U.S. Junior Championships

9:40 a.m. – Ladies’ 1,000 –Meters

10:30 a.m. – Men’s 1,000 –Meters

11:30 a.m. – MS Junior Ladies’ 10L

11:40 a.m. – MS Junior Men’s 10L

11:50 a.m. – MS Senior Ladies’ 16L

Noon – MS Senior Men’s 16L

12:40 p.m. – Ladies’ Team Pursuit

12:50 p.m. – Men’s Team Pursuit

 

For more information about this event and all of the events on ORDA’s Lake Placid Olympic venues, visit www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development. 

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