Monday, March 26, 2007

Playing In The Office Kates Playground

Polish skaters in Calgary

On the first weekend of March took place in Calgary competition with the World Cup series in skating. For this reason they were here Polish skaters. As is almost every time is going when they visit our city, we host them here for dinner one evening. This time too, without any of that is not cared.

wines of the evening went a lot, however, hasten to report that the players were not the perpetrators of this - more trainers and no calgaryjscy aborigines.

in this photo is from Barry Wójcicka coming from my hometown of Sanok. Barry now lives a few years in Zakopane, where he trains under the tutelage of Krzyska Niedzwiedzki.














Here Danusia with Barry.














Here the group photo. From left to right - Paul Abratkiewicz (current team coach sprinters, three-time Olympian himself), Chris Niedźwiedzki (seated - wieloboistow team coach), Barry Wójcicka (two times Olympian), Artur Was (Olympian of Turin), said to me, Maciek Ustynowicz (Olympian of Turin ) and Cuba Urbanski (were skaters, Polish champion, who lives permanently in Calgary and my good friend).














worth noting that in these competitions Maciek Ustynowicz broke the previous record in the 500m Polish Pawel Abratkiwicza belonging to the (now his coach). This record became the Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002. And in such a way Polish record descended below the magic barrier of 35.04 to 34.83 ...

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