NEWS RELEASE
February 1st, 2008
For Immediate release
Humboldt Speed Skating Club
HUMBOLDT SPEED SKATER HEADING TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Richmond BC) Humboldt's William Dutton won the sprint spot on Canada's World Junior speed skating team Sunday at the Canadian Junior Championship at Richmond Olympic Oval. Dutton qualified by posting a 1000 meter time of 1:14:05 in the last race of the championship. Dutton will represent Canada at the 2009 World Junior speed skating Championship in Poland February 20 - 22.
As always the Humboldt Speed Skating Club member saved his best for the last race of the meet. "I was very nervous for the first few races of the meet and it hurt my skating" Dutton said. "I managed to control my emotions in the thousand and now I get to wear the maple leaf. It has always been my dream to skate for Canada" he added. Dutton will skate in the 100,500 and the 1000 meter races at the World championships. He has skated some of the fastest junior 500 races in the world this year and presently has the 5th fastest time skated this season. He also set new Saskatchewan junior and men's records in the 500 in November.
Humboldt team members Nathan and Ryan Bernhard also raced at the new 2010 Olympic oval on the weekend. Ryan is junior with two more years of eligibility. He is presently the third fastest Canadian in his age category. Nathan, a senior, raced in the men's 500 and 1000.
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