The 2018 Loppet Speedskating races are in the books. To read the full details check out this recap. 2018 Loppet Speed Skating Recap Continue reading
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Congratulations MN Skaters!
Congratulations to Midway Speedskating Club and Twin Cities Speedskating for placing 2nd and 3rd in the overall team competition. For more National results, go to mnspeedskating.com/nationals/ Continue reading
Loppet 2018
The 2018 Loppet Winter Sports Festival is just under a month away. This year’s event will be even more exciting due to additional activities because of the Masters World Cup skiing and the Superbowl. There are five distances for skaters; 1k, 5k, 10k, 25k, 50k with the 1K and 5k races being open to both … Continue reading
Registration is now open for the 2018 Loppet
There are many options including 1K, 5K, 10K, 25K, and 50K. Plan on spending time on Lake Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun) during the weekend of January 27-28. Registration and details can be found at http://www.loppet.org/events/cityoflakesloppet/ Continue reading
Spring/Summer Classes
Registration is open! Visit the ‘Learn’ tab. Continue reading
2017 Loppet Marathon
The 2017 Loppet Speedskating Races were a great success. Full details: 2017 Loppet Speedskating Recap Continue reading
2017 MN State Championships
Held March 4-5th at the Roseville Oval.
See the list of 2017 Champions. Continue reading
Beautiful Sunday at the Oval!
The sun was out and the temperature was perfect for those who showed up at the oval this morning. What made it special were the eight trial skaters who attended the session. The skaters ranged from elementary school age to those who are on the brink of retirement. The common thread amongst all of them were … Continue reading
WCCO: A Look at Speedskating
WCCO anchor Rachel Slavik takes a turn on the long blades with GMSA skater, Dorothy Bialke. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/3583668-a-look-at-speed-skating-in-minnesota/ Continue reading
Oval Opens Saturday, Nov 19th
Sign Up for This Weekend’s Time Trial! Next time trials are Saturday, November 19th. Practice/warm up 8:30 am-10:15 am, Racing 10:15 am-12:30 pm. Visit the link below to see distances. Registration closes at noon, Friday, November 18th. https://mnspeedskating.wufoo.com/forms/gmsa-time-trial/ Continue reading
