Despite being held on Easter weekend, 41 masters representing 16 clubs participated at the 2008 Ontario Masters championship March 22-23. And what a show they put on!
The women skated together and most finals were won in well-fought races by Shannon Rampton (Masters 2 - Ottawa) and Olga Maidankina (Masters 1 - Clarington). Both were beautiful to watch and they kept us guessing as to who would win the race. Unofficially, both set provincial records (pending formalities). The meet was a real positive experience for the women and many PBs were shattered, not just beat.
Some masters appear to travel with their own cheering squads. I’ve never heard so much noise from the stands as when the Masters Men 2 heats came on. With 18 skaters, the 40-something men were able to skate a proper age class group. Newcomer Constant Montpellier (Brampton) put on quite a show to win the gold, followed by silver medalist Cameron Boyd (London) and bronze winner Vaughn MacDonald (Niagara).
Masters Men 2 will have to watch out next year as Masters Men 1 gold winner. Paul Pickard (Quinte) will be among their ranks. Masters Men 1, 3 and 4 skated together and again, led some close races.
It was exciting to see and hear all the masters cheering each other on. The energy was just awesome and showed the real spirit of masters racing.
Congratulations to all for a successful meet. I look forward to seeing our ranks grow next year!
Masters 1 – Women
Gold: Olga Maidankina
Silver: Alicia Weiss
Masters 2 – Women
Gold: Shannon Rampton
Silver: Kelly Ball
Bronze: Lisa Meyer
Masters 3 – Women
Gold – B Rootham
Silver – Carol-Anne Grey
Masters 4 – Women
Gold – Anna Delaney
Masters 1 – Men
Gold: Paul Pickard (QUI)
Silver: Jaroslaw Dubicki (OAK)
Bronze: Hal Lightwood (TBB)
Masters 2 – Men
Gold: Constant Montpellier (BRA)
Silver: Cameron Boyd (LON)
Bronze: Vaughn MacDonald (NOL)
Masters 3 – Men
Gold: Elio Cozzarini (KAW)
Silver: Greg Dabrowsky (BRA)
Bronze: Ali Rahnema (MAR)
Masters 4 – Men
Gold: Graham Lodge (KIN)
Silver: Roger Buxton (MAR)
Complete results can be seen here.
The women skated together and most finals were won in well-fought races by Shannon Rampton (Masters 2 - Ottawa) and Olga Maidankina (Masters 1 - Clarington). Both were beautiful to watch and they kept us guessing as to who would win the race. Unofficially, both set provincial records (pending formalities). The meet was a real positive experience for the women and many PBs were shattered, not just beat.
Some masters appear to travel with their own cheering squads. I’ve never heard so much noise from the stands as when the Masters Men 2 heats came on. With 18 skaters, the 40-something men were able to skate a proper age class group. Newcomer Constant Montpellier (Brampton) put on quite a show to win the gold, followed by silver medalist Cameron Boyd (London) and bronze winner Vaughn MacDonald (Niagara).
Masters Men 2 will have to watch out next year as Masters Men 1 gold winner. Paul Pickard (Quinte) will be among their ranks. Masters Men 1, 3 and 4 skated together and again, led some close races.
It was exciting to see and hear all the masters cheering each other on. The energy was just awesome and showed the real spirit of masters racing.
Congratulations to all for a successful meet. I look forward to seeing our ranks grow next year!
Masters 1 – Women
Gold: Olga Maidankina
Silver: Alicia Weiss
Masters 2 – Women
Gold: Shannon Rampton
Silver: Kelly Ball
Bronze: Lisa Meyer
Masters 3 – Women
Gold – B Rootham
Silver – Carol-Anne Grey
Masters 4 – Women
Gold – Anna Delaney
Masters 1 – Men
Gold: Paul Pickard (QUI)
Silver: Jaroslaw Dubicki (OAK)
Bronze: Hal Lightwood (TBB)
Masters 2 – Men
Gold: Constant Montpellier (BRA)
Silver: Cameron Boyd (LON)
Bronze: Vaughn MacDonald (NOL)
Masters 3 – Men
Gold: Elio Cozzarini (KAW)
Silver: Greg Dabrowsky (BRA)
Bronze: Ali Rahnema (MAR)
Masters 4 – Men
Gold: Graham Lodge (KIN)
Silver: Roger Buxton (MAR)
Complete results can be seen here.
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