Back after a one-year absence was the NWT Speed Skating Championships in Yellowknife late last month and the Inuvik Speed Skating Club had some skin in the game.
A half-dozen of the townSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s best hit the ice to mix it up with skaters from the capital, Fort Simpson and Whitehorse in the hopes of being crowned a territorial champ. HereSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s some of the skaters in action on Feb. 27 and the top three in each division:
Division 1
Gold SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Kaleb Picek, Inuvik
Silver SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Kolsen Church, Inuvik
Bronze SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Seiya McEachern, Yellowknife
Division 2
Gold SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Spencer Nelson, Yellowknife
Silver SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Seth Gordon, Yellowknife
Bronze SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Lindsey Stipdonk, Whitehorse
Division 3
Gold SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Journey Bergman, Yellowknife
Silver SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Leah Wood, Yellowknife
Bronze SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” Solomon Young, Yellowknife
source: NWT Speed Skating
-text by James McCarthy