Skates of "Urho" done!

Speed skating in Salo started 100 years ago....this morning the story goes on, whe the annual "Skates of Urho" were done in Moisio 300m track.

There was a time skate so that first skate lasted 15min and the second one 30min, only full laps were taken for the results.

Thanks to all skaters and for the lap counters!

From the link the results:

http://www.uskelanurhot.net/tuloksia/muut/urhonluistelu2012.htm

Skates of "Urho" 21st of January!

The one and only...skates of Urho will be in Moisio 333m track 22nd of January, be there and keep the tradition on going!

First inline skating indoors 2012

Inline skating is possible now in Hanhivaara sportcenter in Salo. Club trainings will start in a few weeks, so find your skates and come and share the fun!

Follow our FB pages for the training days.

Ther surface of the hall is pretty good for training and "after-skate" can be done in the Sauna&Cafeteria.

Start of Maraton Cup 4th of December

The first start will be in Seinäjoki 4th of December and next race will be in Oulu:

Maraton Cup 2011/2012

4.12.2011 Seinäjoki-luistelu Seinäjoki
17.12.2011 Oulun luistelumaraton Oulu
15.1.2012 Kalle Valtosen maraton & ratamaratonin SM Helsinki
21.1.2012 Jyväskiepin luistelu Jyväskylä
28.-29.1.2012 36. Jussin luistelu/Kalevan kierros Helsinki
11.2.2012 100 km SM-kilpailu Suonenjoki
25.2.2012 200 km SM-kilpailu Kuopio

Speed Skating season 2011 started in Holland!

A couple of skaters from Salon Viesti speed skating club have started their skating season this year in Holland so white-blacks has been seen in Alkmaar and Haarlem ice rings too!

Viesti Speed Skating club will be 100 years old in 2012!

The club of Salon Viesti was founded in 1912 and speed skating was a popular hobby in those days and so it was among the founders of the club.

The first official race was 1916 when the speed skating was done on top of the Salo river but a track was made to a field close to the "city" center. The facilities has always been a problem and after a 100 years the problem remains the same, where to skate with speed skates!? The indoor places are too small and meant only for ice hockey. Outdoor track (333m) only comes if the winter is cold enough and if the city of Salo has money in the future the freeze it! But even with challenges the speed skating will go on and 2012 the club will be 100 years old, stay tuned for upcoming events and have a nice summer and let us wait for the winter....:

http://youtu.be/qrKXrNDMRMk

Jere going fast in Somero!

A young Salon Viesti speed skater (Jere Mattila) made it to the local news, as he came 3rd in the indoor championships held in Somero on Sunday.

Speed skating indoors in Berlin!

The speed skating season is coming to the end for this spring. White-Black were seen on Berlin last weekend, see the video:

Kuopio "ice-race" done!

Freezing temperatures in Kuopio, but nice results to Salon Viesti Speed Skating team. First timer in Kuopio, Ms Sanna Karjalainen came 2nd in the 40km (F) race!!!

In the mens 140km Mr Olli Sjö came 5th of all skaters and 3rd from the Finns, so two national medals for the club!




Results can be found here:

http://www.racetimer.se/sv/race/show/479

Latest news on Finland Ice Marathon 19.2.2011!

Because of the heave snow and water rising up under the snow on the Lake Kallavesi, the competition track will be only 4 km, this means also changes in the start times/distances, see the PDF link for more info!

Hit this to see latest news from Finland Ice Marathon 2011!

Finland Ice Marathon 2011!

Finland Ice Marathon 2011 will be skated on February 16 - 19th in Kuopio. The responsible organizer of the event is Sports Association of Northern Savonia. The main events will be on 19th of February as the "King-distance" 200 km will start at 8AM.

Black-Whites will have a team in Kuopio and more news about it later on, see Mr Ice in the video from last year (between 1.31 - 1.48 in the youtube link, Mr ice is number 113, wearing Finnish flag on the shoulder)

Black-Whites on the Ice!

Some photos from the ice as it is black and white!

Skates of "Urho" done in Salo!

The Salon Viesti Speed Skating Club + the club of Uskelan Urhot made a nice skate event in Salo 24th of January in Moisio track (300m).

The local newspaper (SSS) made a nice story with some photos, see here (in Fin):

http://www.uskelanurhot.net/kuvat/urhonluistelu_2011_juttu.jpg

Here is the results:

15 min skate/laps

1) Heikkilä Juha SalVi 25 kierrosta, 2) Sjö Olli SalVi 25, 3) Kymäläinen Esa SalVi 25, 4) Kaartinen Markku Urhot 25, 5) Eskelinen Ville Urhot 20,
6) Husu Heikki Urhot 20, 7) Karjalainen Sanna Urhot 19, 8) Saviranta Arto Urhot 19, 9) Vilen Markku Urhot 19, 10) Ynnilä Riitta Urhot 18, 11) Seppä Milla Urhot 17, 12) Raatikainen Paula Urhot 16, 13) Suomi Maarit Urhot 16, 14) Mäkinen Eija Urhot 16, 15) Palohonka Kirsi Urhot 12, 16) Mäkinen Airi Urhot 12, 17) Riikonen Sirkku Urhot 11

30 min skate/laps

1) Heikkilä Juha SalVi 50, 2) Sjö Olli SalVi 50, 3) Kymäläinen Esa SalVi 50, 4) Valli Jarmo Urhot 49, 5) Kortesmaa Mika Urhot 46, 6) Hellberg Timo Urhot 46, 7) Husu Heikki Urhot 39, 8) Karjalainen Sanna Urhot 37,
9) Eskelinen Ville Urhot 35, 10) Ynnilä Riitta Urhot 34, 11) Särmäntö Päivi Urhot 34, 12) Raatikainen Paula Urhot 32, 13) Kossila Olavi Urhot 32, 14) Palohonka Kirsi Urhot 25, 15) Riikonen Sirkku Urhot 24

Mr Ice heading to national championships!

Mr Ice (Olli Sjö) will hit hard tomorrow when the national championships will be held in H:ki Oulunkylä track (400m). The race distance is 30km. The battle for the top 3 skaters will be with Mr ice and the two skaters from the Kuopio Speed Skating club (Antero Kotijärvi and Joonatan Pappinen). Of course the weather and freezing temperatures can play a roll in the competition as the weather forecast says during the start (10AM) the temperature can be between -10 to -15 in C + heavy wind from the south.

List of participants for the race can be found from here:

http://www.htl.fi/@Bin/128972/htlkalle2011osallistujat2.xls

Skating goes on 2011!

This winter has started very early and now it is almost too cold to skate on the ice, but even so the Speed Skating Club of Salon Viesti will go to Christmas holiday and will be back next year. All the best for all the skaters out there!

In Salo area Mr Ice (Olli Sjö) was chosen as the best skater of the year. The official ceremony will be in January 2011. Way to go Mr Ice!