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Several skaters battled it out for South Canterbury indoor titles at the South Canterbury Speed Skating Club championships.

“As a result, there were crashes galore by our skaters.” Begg said standout individuals were Kyla Beveridge, who won the juvenile 300 and 800 metres race, with Grace Worner and Lauren Crawford finishing 2nd and 3rd in both, bringing the tally to six podium clean sweeps for this grade. In the primary girls section, Mia Rich won the 200m time trial and was 3rd in the 800m which teammate Oceania Purukamu won after being 3rd in the 200m time trial. Meanwhile, Callum Sandri took out the juven...

Richard Benson/Supplied Action from the men’s 15 kilometre elimination race one day one of the New Zealand Speedskating Championships on Tuesday. In front is Keaton Swindells, of South Canterbury, with other South Canterbury skaters Kaylum McAuley (red and black helmet) and Jan-Hendrik Kuepper at rear. McAuley finished 3rd, Swindells was 5th and Hendrik Kuepper was eliminated towards the end. South Canterbury speed skaters got off to a flying start at the New Zealand Championships in Whanganu...