The Winter Olympics are just a few weeks away and one of the stars of the Vancouver Games could be speed skater JR Celski. VIDEO HERE>>>
http://www.king5.com/on-tv/Olympic-Christmas-for-JR-Celski–80119312.html
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…What’s next you ask? Even I don’t even know the answer right at this moment. As I still try to catch my breath from the last race, I know that one can only try so many times to shoot that half-court shot, blindfolded and backwards until it’s time to pack things up and go home. I love the sport of snowboarding. I love racing. I love the Philippines and the opportunities that I’ve had to literally fly my country’s flag down courses around the globe. It’s been a great journey – and it’s been a great mission. Mission Impossible? READ FULL BLOG>>>
…After a long drive of tears and mini-meltdowns, an overnight stay solo in the middle of nowhere where I could just be, seemed to be what I needed. The next morning I felt miraculously refreshed and motivated again. I think the emotional outpouring gave me the chance to exercise a few demons that have been plaguing me for the past few weeks, and to dig deep down to figure out what my heart and spirit really want. And after peeling back and ridding myself of all those layers of fear and self-doubt, what my heart and spirit really want is to get to the Olympics. READ FULL BLOG>>>
by Eden Roa Serina, member of Philippine National Snowboard Team
My start number was in the thirties, a wonderful welcome from the usual high sixties and seventies that I’ve been accustomed to in Europe. My qualification run was against a World Cup rider that I’ve known for many years and has been consistently a few seconds faster than me. It’s always great to race against someone that is faster because it pushes you. I knew that I really had to go for it/go all out/let it all hang out/go for the gusto/put the pedal to the medal/flip the switch/be all in yada yada yada if I wanted to get into the finals and have a chance at those points. Read Complete Blog >>>
From Deseret News (UT)
J.R. Celski is being referred to as the “next Ohno”, a comparison he solidified with five medals at the 2009 World Championships. He was at the top of his game and on the verge of realizing his dreams when he was involved in a horrible accident.
Short track speedskating can be vicious, as athletes jockey for position, and Celski suffered a 6-inch cut, all the way to the bone, that looked as bad as it felt. Read Full Article>>>.
from KCRA 3 Sacramento
Kenneth Carson who from Elk Grove in Sacramento Valley hopes to qualify for the2010 Olympic Winter Games on representing the Philippines. Read Full Article>>>
Photo from KCRA
From Seattle Times 
J.R. Celski made remarkable progress from a horrifying short-track speedskating accident where his own skate blade severed his left quadriceps muscle to the bone during the Olympic trials on Sept. 12 Read Full Article>>>.
Photo by Getty Images.
by Jondre Reyes Mina, member of Philippine National Snowboard Team
What a wicked field it was during the first North American races of the season! The caliber of the other racers were no less than the best of the best in the world with the reigning World Champion, previous 2006 and 2002 Olympic medal winners, and the unlimited talent in depth with the US, Swiss, Japanese, and Canadian teams. This was truly a ‘world-cup’ like turn out. Sixty-seven men and forty or so women started the first day. It was, however, not the smoothest race. A Parallel Giant Slalom, the Olympic discipline, was on tap for the day, but there would be a change of program. Read Complete Blog >>>
by A. Hazard, The State Hornet (Sacramento, California).
With 86 days until the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Kenneth Carson is looking to earn Olympic gold as a part of the Republic of the Philippines’ snowboard cross team Read Full Article>>>.
