IMSSC Newsletter - Feb 2024
Written by Keith Wright
IMSSC Short Track Newsletter – Edition 1
Happy New Year to all Masters Short Track Speeders all over the world and welcome to the first ever IMMSC short track focused newsletter aimed at keeping you involved in what is happening in the world of Masters short track.
The newsletter will be produced every 2 months and distributed via the IMSSC website
The IMSSC held its annual meeting on May 13th 2023 in Inzell. It was Brett Arnason's last session as CAN rep.
We'll miss him!
Minutes of the meeting can be found below:
IMSSC_46th_Session_Minutes_v04.pdf
In the attachment below you will find the most actual international masters speedskating calendar. The Members/countries/icerinks that are going to organize these competitions are working hard to get the announcements ready as soon as possible.
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Bye, Antonio
Written by Marcello Bresin
Ladies and gentlemen, we are sad to announce that we lost Antonio Nitto, a remarkable individual who left an indelible mark on the world of sports and beyond. Antonio's passing has left a void in our hearts, but we are here not to mourn, but to remember and honor a man whose legacy will live on forever in our speed skating community.
Looking back on an amazing TRR2023
Written by Tjeerd Smies
With 20(!) broken IMSSC World Records we can look back on an amazing TRR2023 which took place on Wednesday 15 March and Thursday 16 March in Thialf, Heerenveen.
14th MSG 2023, Calgary
Written by Tjeerd Smies
The Masters Sprint Games were held in Calgary on January 21 and 22 of 2023.
A small but very talented group of 50 skaters from 7 different countries skated 111 season bests, 10 personal records, and 6 masters records. The Olympic Oval staff did an excellent job of organizing the on ice portion of the contest and we thank them very much.
The Village Park Inn hosted the Welcome Reception and the Awards banquet.
Robert Irvine organized all of off ice portions of the event and was able to get the City of Calgary as a major sponsor.
May thanks to Robert for his efforts!
Photos were taken of the event and are posted on line. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAqLAr
The final match of the Dutch Masters Cup turned the entire stage of the intermediate classification upside down! Except for the number one: Mijke Kanneworff and Kees Verdouw were firmly in the lead, and also kept there positions!
The Dutch Masters Cup is all about getting as close as possible to the world record in your own age category. This is expressed as a percentage compared to the world record of the previous season. Breaking a world record means 75 bonus points extra.
31st MAG, Quebec City
Written by Tjeerd Smies 
The gold medal champions of the International Masters Allround Games 2023, Quebec City:
Impressions by Henriette Goede
This article was published on the news page of her speedskating club "Hardgaatie" in Landsmeer the Netherlands
At the second Dutch Masters Cup of this season, which took place on Saturday 7 January 2023 in Leeuwarden, 77 masters were at the start. In the ladies category we missed leader Thea Kroontje who had to cancel at the last minute due to illness. In the mens category, the numbers two and three of the intermediate classification, Bart Seffinga and Jan Boelen, were unfortunately absent. What will be the consequences for the intermediate ranking after this DMC-II?
More...
Yet another successful edition of the laid-back Revival competition. See below the final protocol :
This season 62 masters were at the start of the first competition of the Dutch Masters Cup. The kick-off took place on Sunday 20 November 2022 on the IJsbaan Twente in Enschede. For both ladies and men, masters in the 75 category are in the lead in the intermediate classification.
The organizers of the different international masters competitions 2022-2023 are working hard to get everything ready in time for the coming season.
A number of these competitions are already published on the website of the IMSSC under "Competitions" and masters can make their entries.
The overview of all competitions (updated version) can be found here:
The IMSSC held its annual meeting on June 11th 2022, the first in-person event in two years (although a few members chose to attend remotely). For the first time ever, a Chinese representative was present, and a French member was admitted to the Committee.
Minutes of the meeting can be found here: