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2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The 2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 22 October 2011 and ended on 12 February 2012. The World Cup was organised by the International Skating Union (ISU) who also ran world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 Olympics .... Calendar Men Salt Lake City Saguenay Nagoya Shanghai Moscow Dordrecht Women Salt Lake City Saguenay Nagoya Shanghai Moscow Dordrecht World Cup standings * Note – Standings are calculated on the best 6 out of 8 results for the individual distances See also 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Notes References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The 2010–11 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 22 October 2010 and ended on 19 February 2011. The World Cup was organised by the ISU who also ran world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 Olympics .... Calendar Men Montreal Quebec City Changchun Shanghai Moscow Dresden Women Montreal Quebec City Changchun Shanghai Moscow Dresden Final standings Men Women External links ISU.org World Cup Schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Isu Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, 2010-11 Isu Short Track Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Grigorev
Vladimir Viktorovich Grigorev (russian: Владимир Викторович Григорьев; born 8 August 1982) is a Russian short track speed skater. He previously competed for Ukraine. Grigorev is from Sumy in Ukraine. Career Grigorev competed for Ukraine in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics. He did not compete at the 2010 Olympics, and, in 2007, switched allegiance to Russia, due to a shortage of skating facilities in Ukraine. He qualified to compete for Russia at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic .... On 15 February 2014, he won a silver medal in the 1000m short track speedskating event, as part of the first Russian 1-2 finish in short track, with Viktor Ahn winning g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John-Henry Krueger
John-Henry Krueger (born March 27, 1995) is an American-born, naturalised Hungarian that has represented both countries in his sporting events in short track speed skating. He was an American national champion in the 500-, 1,000-, and 1,500-meter events. He competed for the U.S. in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in all men's individual events and in the 5,000-meter team relay event, winning the silver medal in the men's 1,000-meter event. He left U.S. Speedskating after a history of tensions for the stated reason of unmet financial need, switching his allegiance to Hungary in 2018 in time to qualify for Olympic participation in 2022. He earned silver medals for Hungary at the European Championships in Gdansk in the 1,000-meter men's individual event and at the World Championships in Dordrecht in the 5,000-meter relay event (both in 2021). He is competing for Hungary in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where as of February 11, he had earned a bronze medal in the 2000- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam McFarlane
Liam McFarlane (born December 30, 1985 in Medicine Hat, Alberta) is a Canadian short track speed skater. McFarlane was a part of the relay team that won gold for Canada at the 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 9 and 11, 2012 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also runs world cups and championsh .... References External links Canadian Speed Skating Profile 1985 births Living people Canadian male short track speed skaters Universiade medalists in short track speed skating Sportspeople from Medicine Hat Sportspeople from Alberta Universiade silver medalists for Canada Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megasport Arena
Megasport Sport Palace (russian: Дворец спорта "Мегаспорт" ''Dvorets sporta Megasport''), formerly Khodynka Arena or Ice Sport Palace, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Moscow, Russia. The arena is situated in the Khodynka Field and has a maximum seating capacity of 13,926 people.Eurosport"article", '' Eurosport'', April 5, 2007. Opened in 2006, the arena is primarily used to host basketball and ice hockey games. History Megasport Sport Palace was completed in December 2006. It was one of the arenas that hosted the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, and hosted multiple editions of the Channel One Cup. On 23 January 2008, CSKA Moscow hosted a EuroLeague regular season game against TAU Cerámica in the arena, in front of a near sellout 13,000 attendance crowd. In 2016, the arena became the home arena of the CSKA Moscow basketball club for EuroLeague games. The venue hosted the Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield heavyweigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daan Breeuwsma
Daan Breeuwsma (born 29 December 1987) is a Dutch male short-track speed-skater. His partner is short track speed skater Rianne de Vries Rianne de Vries (born 14 December 1990) is a Dutch short track speed skater. Sporting career Olympic Games She was selected for the 3000 metre relay team at the 2014 Winter Olympics but didn't compete. She was also selected for the 3000 metr ..., who was also part of the national team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. References External links * *Daan Breeuwsma's profile, from http://www.sochi2014.com . Retrieved 18 February 2014. 1987 births Living people Dutch male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for the Netherlands Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Heerenveen World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
The Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre (Simplified Chinese: 上海东方体育中心), also known as the Shanghai Aquatic Sports Center, is a sports venue that started construction on December 30, 2008, and was completed in late 2010. The center has an indoor arena named Indoor Stadium seating 18,000, an indoor swimming pool seating 5,000, and an outdoor swimming pool also seating 5,000. The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center is close to Huangpu River, next to Expo Park in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. The total investment was two billion yuan. The center is situated near the Oriental Sports Center station on the Shanghai Metro. Indoor stadium The main venue at the sports complex is the Indoor Stadium, used for the home games of the arena football club Shanghai Skywalkers. It has a capacity of 18,000 and it is used for various events, like arena football, speed skating, basketball, mixed martial arts, figure skating, swimming and eSports. Notable events * 14th World Aquatics Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charle Cournoyer
Charle Cournoyer (born June 11, 1991) is a Canadian short track speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in the 500 m at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Cournoyer was also part of the gold medal World Championship relay team at the 2013 ISU World Championships for Canada. Career Cournoyer won a surprise bronze medal in the 500 m at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After winning the medal he said that "I came in here to have as much fun as possible. I was expecting to be good but the bronze medal? It was a fog for me. I was just racing, doing what I know. The atmosphere was really great, with Victor An winning the gold medal. It was super loud." He was the youngest member of the Canadian short track team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Cournoyer had been pegged by national director, Yves Hamelin, as a rising star in Canadian short track. Hamelin said that "He's the one we invested a lot in the last couple of years." His son Charles Hamelin, an Olympic star for Canada also spoke hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Yi-Ra
Seo Yi-ra ( ko, 서이라; born 31 October 1992) is a South Korean short track speed skater. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi .... Seo Yi-ra advanced past the first heat to the semifinals in the 1,500 speed skate event. He did not advance to the finals. References 1992 births Living people Speed skaters from Seoul South Korean male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Qiuwen
A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs are a flat, circular metal disc that is typically struck with a mallet. They can be small or large in size, and tuned or can require tuning. The earliest mention of gongs can be found in sixth century Chinese records, which mentioned the instrument to have come from a country between Tibet and Burma. The term ''gong'' ( jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ) originated in the Indonesian island of Java. Scientific and archaeological research has established that Burma, China, Java and Annam were the four main gong manufacturing centres of the ancient world. The gong found its way into the Western World in the 18th century, when it was also used in the percussion section of a Western-style symphony orchestra. A form of bronze cauldron gong known as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
