Shane Dobbin: Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Shane Dobbin Reserve for the World Champs 10 km

Written by T Dobbin
After the last World Cup of the season in Heerenveen last weekend, the ISU have released the current qualification status for the World Championships. Shane Dobbin from New Zealand skated a strong 10 kilometer on Sunday morning did a good enough time to put his name down on the reserve list for the World Championships to be held in Vancouver mid March. Click on the list below to see the 10 kilometer qualification status.

For the full list go to: http://www.isu.org

Heerenveen World Cup 14th & 15th February

Photos from the ISU World Cup in Heerenveen, February 14th & 15th thanks to Daniel Yeow.

Video from the races on the weekend will be uploaded soon!

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