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BC Short Track Championships

Richmond speed skaters win gold at BC short track championships From Richmond News March 16, 2024 Four Richmond speed skaters won gold at a speed skating championship last week The athletes with Richmond Rockets speed skaters competed on March 9 and 10 at the BC Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Abbotsford. […]

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Recap: 2024 Richmond Rockets Oval Challenge

On behalf of the Club, proud parents and volunteer supporters, I want to congratulate all participants at our at the 2024 Richmond Rockets Oval Challenge. Some of you achieved new Personal Best Times. Others learned important life and sport lessons. And hopefully, all of you had a great time. We […]

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BC Winter Games 2024 Skaters & Young Officials

Congratulations to all our Rockets skaters and young officials who have qualified for the 2024 BC Winter Games in Quesnel BC! Skaters Alivia Lam Shing Yang Cyrus Ho Magnus King Adam Yang Ethan Leung Egan Ly Anki Then Aaron Liu Tilman Astor Matthew Kam Young Officials Quirin Teh Vanesse Li […]

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Rockets Skaters win at BC Long Track Championships

Congratulations to Alice Guo (Yaxuan) for taking home the gold in U11 female category and Alivia Lam with silver in the U13 female category at this weekends BC Long Track Championship in Fort St. John!  From the Richmond News, January 23, 2024 Richmond speed skater wins gold at provincial championships […]

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Congratulations skaters at BC Cup 2023

Congratulations Alice (Yaxuan) Guo, Ethan Leung, and Shione Francis for their achievements at the BC Cup this November 17-19, 2023 in Prince George! Many of them obtain new personal bests with Alice obtaining 3rd place in her Youth Female Division. More details to be posted shortly! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2zwxdt6Tm/  

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SSBC Summer Training Events

COOL OFF THIS SUMMER. There are many opportunities to connect, participate, and skate this off season! Learn about the latest across the province below: I CAN SKATE FAST (Instructor Training) – Virtual, July 27, 2023, 7:00pm I Can Skate Fast! is SSBC’s outreach program to expose elementary school-aged children, in […]

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Jim’s Memorial Service

Speedskaters, Attached is the invitation to Jim Minami’s memorial service in California on July 21st at noon. Please RSVP to his niece Christine Herrera at 510-690-4974. Cannot attend?  I will be attending (with my son William), and we will represent all who cannot be there in person. (Tim Demerjian plans […]

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Congrats, skaters at Canadian Youth Short Track

Congratulations Rockets skaters Alivia Lam and Owen Mayhew that made it to the Canadian Youth Short Track Championships (West)  in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on March 25 and 26, 2023. Former Rockets, now HP Skaters Aaron Liu and Tilman Astor were also at the competition.  Alivia won gold for the Team BC […]

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Our Friend Jim Minami

To All the Members of our Richmond Rockets, Friends, and Relatives of Jim Minami: It is an honour to share our collective experience with our dear friend and mentor, Jim Minami. Some people achieve greatness in sport with the medals and awards that they earn. Others do even greater deeds […]

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