Shane Dobbin: Monday, December 08, 2008

Monday, December 8, 2008

New Zealand Ice News

Written by T Dobbin

This past weekend in Enschede which is in the West of the Netherlands Wayne Begg from New Zealand skated in a long track weekend event. Wayne Begg who currently lives & trains in Enschede skated on Saturday the 100 meter event as well as the 300 meter event and on Sunday skated the 1000 meter.

Wayne skated a great race on Sunday with an outstanding time of 1:15.99 for the 1000 meter race. Congratulations to Wayne who is now within a second from the qualilfying time for the World Cup events. For full results go to: http://www.speedskatingresults.com

This coming weekend is the ISU sancationed event held in Hoorn which is the Challengers Cup. All three New Zealand representatives will be racing in Hoorn this weekend including Shane Dobbin & Dj Nation in the 5000 meter and Wayne Begg in the 500 meter, 1000 meter & 1500 meter events. For more information go to
http://www.knsb.nl/content/langebaan/wedkal_detail.asp?id=511

About Shane

Born and raised in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Shane started his sporting career as an inline speed skater and is currently four times World Champion. In 2008 Shane decided it was time to change his life and is now focusing his sporting life on Ice Speed Skating. Shane represented New Zealand in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver finishing 17th in the 5,000 meter and continued into the next Winter Olympic Games in 2014 in Sochi, Russia where Shane finished in the 7th in the 10,000m. Shane was the New Zealand Flag Bearer at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, in which to date is one of his greatest sporting moments. After Retiring in 2014, Shane spend the next two years living some what of a "normal" life. Dreaming of putting his skates back on and fulfilling his Olympic dream was definitely in his future. After many years on injuries Shane went to see the best in the Business who managed to have him back on his skates within four weeks and back training again! So twelve months ago the "come back" was committed too and now Shane is training to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympic games in Korea. Read more

The Facts

LIVES: Gold Coast, Australia (part-time)

Where ever there is ice for the remainder!

HOME: Palmerston North, NZ

NATIONALITY: New Zealand

AGE: 31 (22 Jan 1980)

HEIGHT: 183cm

WEIGHT: 76kg

WORLD TITLES: 4

YEARS SKATING: Inline - 20, Ice - 6

PB's:

500m - 37.31

1000m - 1.11,81

1500m - 1.46,19

3000m - 3.46,81

5000m - 6:15,69

10,000m - 13.04,36

CAREER HIGHLIGHT:

"Definately has to be walking into the 2014 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony wearing The Te Mahutonga after being named the New Zealand Flag Bearer"

FAVORITE QUOTE:

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion.'" - Muhammad Ali