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Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club Open Competition

Well done to all skaters who took part in our Open Competition at Auchenharvie Ice Rink on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October 2014. The full protocol is on the Results page PDF.

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Congratulations to the medal winners in the following categories:

Junior D, E & F Girls
Position Skater
First Olivia Weedon, Aldwych
Second Sophie Robertson, Nottingham
Third Deborah Johnston, Ayrshire Flyers
Junior D, E & F Boys
Position Skater
First Joshua Davidson, Forth Valley
Second Freddie Polak, Nottingham
Third Jack Weedon, Aldwych
Junior A, B & C Girls
Position Skater
First Isabelle Roberts, Nottingham
Second Tanith Turner, Aldwych
Third Georgia Shanahan, Nottingham
Junior A, B & C Boys
Position Skater
First Callum Sturch, Mohawks
Second Jacob Porter, Nottingham
Third Michael Mackay, Ayrshire Flyers
Masters/Seniors
Position Skater
First Roy Walker, Ayrshire Flyers
Second Luke Smallman, Forth Valley
Third Claire Pirie, Forth Valley
Novice Group B – Girls
Position Skater
First Chloe Cameron, Ayrshire Flyers
Second Rachel Davidson, Forth Valley
Third Lucy Philliben, Forth Valley
Novice Group B – Boys
Position Skater
First Martin Rutherford, Forth Valley
Second Mackenzie Alexander, Forth Valley
Third Sean Farrell, Ayrshire Flyers
Novice Group A
Position Skater
First Collette Norwood, Forth Valley
Second Gareth Alexander, Forth Valley

British Championships 2014

This year’s Championships were held at Nottingham on May 25 & 26 and it was a good one for Flyers with one title, two other podium finishes and 12 personal bests.   Full details are in the Results page. Congratulations to all our skaters!

Update 11-Aug-14: the results have been incorporated into the latest Personal Best table.

Kathryn Thomson took the Junior Ladies title with consummate ease and was a joy to watch.     Though the rest of our skaters no longer get to train with Kat, it is to be hoped that they watched her closely at the British and will work to copy her technique and do their best to emulate her performance.    Deborah Johnston and Joshua Davidson took Bronze medals in the Pee Wee Girls and Boys in their first Championship.     The Flyers 3 medals represent 10% of the 30 individual medals up for grabs at the Championship which is a good return for the club at this stage in the development process.

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Other Flyers placings:

Junior Men Roy Walker 6th,  Conner Hull 8th
Juvenile Girls Rebecca Hull 7th
Juvenile Boys Michael Mackay 4th
Pee Wee 2 Lorna Johnston 14th

It was good to see eight entries from the club, a big improvement on recent seasons, and one of our goals must be to increase that number next season.

Archie Marshall
Club Coach

Club Championships, 2014

The Club Championships were held on Sunday 18th May. Well done to all skaters who participated and congratulations to Connor who won the trophy for Club Champion. The following trophies were awarded:

Club Champion Connor
Handicap Race trophy Billy
Most Improved Lady Rebecca
Most Improved Gent Roy
Coaches’ Skater of the Year Robbie
Skaters’ Skater of the Year Connor
Fall of the Year Roy

Winner of the Parents’ race this year was Ian Hull.

Here are some some photos from the event:

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Regards,
Club Secretary

Scottish Ladies, Masters and 3000m

The combined Scottish Ladies, Masters and 3000m Championships took place at “The Peak” in Stirling on 4 May 2014. The complete protocol can be found on the Results page.

Regards,
Club Secretary

Scottish Championships 2014

Well done to all skaters who took part in the Scottish Championships held at Auchenharvie ice rink on Sunday 23 March 2014.  Special congratulations to Euan Taylor, Senior Champion, and to Rebecca Hull, Pee/Wee Junior C Champion. Full details are in the protocol on the Results page. Read more