Nanaimo Skater Seeks Olympic Gold
Sixteen-year-old Kelsey Ross is a skater of gold medal calibre. She was
born and raised in Nanaimo, and is currently attending the eleventh grade
at Dover Bay Secondary School. She attended Pleasant Valley Elementary
School from kindergarten to grade seven.
Since age three, she has been in love with figure skating, and started
in our very own Nanaimo Parks and Rec. “Learn to Skate” program.
Fascinated with the sport, she went on to join the Nanaimo Skating Club,
and later the nationally renowned Sandy Shores Skating Club in Parksville.
As an amateur skater, she is ranked as Novice, which is followed by Junior
and then Senior, (the Olympic category).
Under the guidance and instruction of coaches Leslee and Larry Rushton,
along with her determination to excel, she has been very successful at
her sport and finished on the podium at countless competitions. Last year
she was delighted to also receive some technical assistance from Olympic
Gold Medalist Alexei Yagudin.
Kelsey Marshall won gold at the 2004 BC Winter games, gold at the 2005
Western Challenge in Ontario and gold at the Vancouver Island Region Championships.
The B.C./YT. Section of Skate Canada has recently chosen Kelsey to be
part of a hand picked group of other competitors from our province training
for the 2010 Olympic Game Plan.
As a 2010 prospect for the Olympics, she must attend three or more seminars
each year, which is mandatory for all skaters who have been selected for
the Skate Canada 2010 Game Plan. Due to extensive travel and coaching
requirements, Kelsey is turning to our community in search of sponsors
to help her achieve her Olympic dream.
October 2006
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