Merry Christmas

League Day, Timaru

Here are some more pictures from the League Day we had a few weeks ago in Timaru.

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Otago Daily Times

Begg keen to see more getting their skates on

Former inline speed skating world champion Nicole Begg hopes the sport, with a little help, will regenerate in the South.

The diminutive 22-year-old caused a media maelstrom when she posed nude in 2007 to help raise the profile of her sport.

Now, the Timaru skater is using that profile to help start the sport in Dunedin. She was in Dunedin over the weekend to compete at an event and told the Otago Daily Times an attempt to revive the sport was under way.

Roller skating had been in the doldrums for the past 20 years but former competitive skater Brett McCormack was leading an effort to get it running in the city again, she said.

"They've got a club started up again and they have been travelling to Timaru to train with us," Begg explained.

"So we decided, since they are supporting us, we'd come down and support the club and try to get something happening down here, because then the whole of the South Island gets stronger."

Begg moved home to Timaru from Auckland in 2004 and helped re-established a skating club in the city.

From humble beginnings of three skaters the club has expanded to have a membership of more than 200 skaters.

"A lot of those are speed skaters, so that's another 40 or so speed skaters in the country, which is huge," she said.

"It's still hard for minor sports in New Zealand to get things, but a few years ago I did the nude pictures and people still ask me about that now. That really did bring a lot of coverage to the sport and suddenly people knew it existed and soon they were interested in it."

Begg has had a mixed year in terms of results.

She missed out on a medal at the World Championships for the first time in six years but won "two of the biggest marathon events" in the world.

Begg competes on the professional circuit in Europe and Asia for six months of the year and races under a sponsor's name, rather than under the New Zealand banner.

She makes a modest living but it is a lifestyle she enjoys immensely.

"I definitely don't do it for the money. When I started, I had to sleep in cars and on hotel floors of other people's rooms. I really had to scrimp to get by. But then you make a name for yourself and you start getting sponsored. But I do it because I love it and if I really wanted to make money I would have been down here at university."

Girls at League Day, Timaru

Last weekend we had a League Day in Timaru with some great racing between the South Canterbury, Dunedin and Christchurch clubs. Here are some of the girls just having fun. Photos thanks to Raph.

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Timaru Christmas Parade 2010

Here is a slide show from the Timaru Christmas Parade 2010 congradulations to the SC Club for 3rd best float. Pictures thanks to Raph.

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Live Streaming

There should be live streaming on Rollersports TV, www.guarne2010.rollersports.tv It looks like they will just be showing the finals. The streaming schedule is below.

GUARNE 2010
DIRECTLY FROM GUARNE (COLOMBIA)
THE 2010 WORLD ROLLER SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
STREAMING SCHEDULE

Time Zone: Medellin
UTC/GMT -5 hours
http://guarne2010.rollersports.tv

TRACK - FRIDAY 22TH OCTOBER

18:00 Junior Ladies 15000m Elimination Final
18:30 Junior Men 15000m Elimination Final
19:00 Presentation 15000m Elimination Junior Ladies & Junior Men

19:20 Senior Ladies 10000m Points/Elimination Final
19:45 Senior Men 10000m Points/Elimination Final
20:20 Presentation 10000m Points/Elimination Senior Ladies & Senior Men

20:40 Junior Ladies 300m Time Trial Final
21:00 Junior Men 300m Time Trial Final
21:20 Presentation 300m Time Trial Junior Ladies & Junior Men

21:40 Senior Ladies 300m Time Trial Final
22:00 Senior Men 300m Time Trial Final

TRACK - SATURDAY 23TH OCTOBER

17:40 Presentation 300m Time Trial Senior Ladies & Senior Men

18:00 Junior Ladies 10000m Points/Elimination Final
18:25 Junior Men 10000m Points/Elimination Final
18:50 Presentation 10000m Points/Elimination Junior Ladies & Junior Men

19:10 Senior Ladies 15000m Elimination Final
19:40 Senior Men 15000m Elimination Final
20:10 Presentation 15000m Elimination Senior Ladies & Senior Men

20:30 Junior Ladies 1000m Line Final
20:40 Junior Men 1000m Line Final
20:50 Presentation 1000m Line Junior Ladies & Junior Men

21:10 Senior Ladies 500m Sprint Final
21:20 Senior Men 500m Sprint Final

TRACK - SUNDAY 24TH OCTOBER

18:40 Presentation 500m Sprint Senior Ladies & Senior Men

19:00 Junior Ladies 500m Sprint Final
19:10 Junior Men 500m Sprint Final
19:20 Presentation 500m Sprint Junior Ladies & Junior Men

19:40 Senior Ladies 1000m Line Final
19:50 Senior Men 1000m Line Final
20:00 Presentation 1000m Line Senior Ladies & Senior Men

20:20 Junior Ladies 3000m Relays Final
20:35 Junior Men 3000m Relays Final
20:50 Senior Ladies 3000m Relays Final
21:05 Senior Men 3000m Relays Final
21:20 Presentation 3000m Relays (All Categories)

ROAD - TUESDAY 26TH OCTOBER

18:00 Junior Ladies 200m Time Trial Final
18:20 Junior Men 200m Time Trial Final
18:40 Presentation 200m Time Trial Junior Ladies & Junior Men

19:00 Senior Ladies 200m Time Trial Final
19:20 Senior Men 200m Time Trial Final
19:40 Presentation 200m Time Trial Senior Ladies & Senior Men

20:00 Junior Ladies 10000m Points Final
20:30 Junior Men 10000m Points Final
21:00 Presentation 10000m Points Junior Ladies & Junior Men

21:20 Senior Ladies 20000m Elimination Final
22:00 Senior Men 20000m Elimination Final

ROAD - WEDNESDAY 27TH OCTOBER

17:40 Presentation 20000m Elimination Senior Ladies & Senior Men

18:00 Junior Ladies 20000m Elimination Final
18:40 Junior Men 20000m Elimination Final
19:20 Presentation 20000m Elimination Junior Ladies & Junior Men

19:35 Senior Ladies 10000m Points Final
19:55 Senior Men 10000m Points Final
20:15 Presentation 10000m Points Senior Ladies & Senior Men

20:30 Junior Ladies 500m Sprint Final
20:40 Junior Men 500m Sprint Final

ROAD - THURSDAY 28TH OCTOBER

17:40 Presentation 500m Sprint Junior Ladies & Junior Men

18:00 Senior Ladies 500m Sprint Final
18:10 Senior Men 500m Sprint Final
18:20 Presentation 500m Sprint Senior Ladies & Senior Men

18:40 Junior Ladies 5000m Relays Final
19:00 Junior Men 5000m Relays Final
19:20 Senior Ladies 5000m Relays Final
19:40 Senior Men 5000m Relays Final
20:00 Presentations 5000m Relays (All Categories)

Worlds 2010 Resources

Here are a few sites and resources that you will be able to find information on from this years World Championships in Guarne, Colombia which start in two days time on the 22nd.

Official Worlds site: www.guarne2010.jimdo.com/english

X-Tech Skates blog: www.xtechskates.wordpress.com

Patin Carrera: www.patincarrera.com/guarne2010/index.html

Mundo Patin: www.mundopatin.com/guarne2010

Spagatta: www.spagatta.com/especiales/guarne-2010.html

Race Programme: click here to view

Time Zone: click here to view local time in Guarne

Bill Begg Twitter: www.twitter.com/billbegg

X-Tech/Bill Begg Twitter: www.twitter.com/XTECHbillbegg

Speed Skate World: www.speedskateworld.com

Teleantioquia may have some coverage, refer to the previous post below.