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 […]
The Richmond Rockets Speed Skating Club had athletes winning the overall gold and silver medals at the 2023 BC Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Kamloops this past weekend. Rockets skater and coaching assistant Alivia Lam won the overall gold medal for the Youth Female Age 12 category. No […]
On behalf of our club, I would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who joined us at the 2023 Richmond Rockets Oval Challenge, formerly known as the V-Rrooom Challenge. I would like to thank all athletes, families, officials and volunteers, without whom, this event would not have been […]
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From The Richmond News, January 24, 2023: Richmond Rockets speed skaters took a gold and silver medal at the BC Long Track Championships in Fort St. John last weekend. Alivia set a personal best in each of her distances (300m, 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m, and 3,000m), capturing the silver overall and […]
The Richmond Rockets Oval Challenge (RROC) 2023 Interclub Meet (Formerly V-Rrooom Challenge) will be held on Saturday, February 18th, 2023. Registration information will be sent to all clubs. Volunteers are welcome.
Dear Richmond Rockets and Families: Welcome Back! On behalf of the Richmond Rockets Speed Skating Club, its Board and members, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone back for another great year! We are all excited to have our skaters back on the ice with their enthusiasm and energy, whether […]
The Richmond Rockets has been selected as a finalist in Speed Skating Canada’s Intact Insurance Club Excellence Awards. A big thanks to our volunteers, coaches, skaters, and Richmond Oval who have made our club’s unprecedented growth possible despite pandemic challenges!
Congratulations to our Rockets skaters for excelling at the Canadian Youth Short Track (West) in Selkirk Manitoba this March 26 and 27, 2022! Roanan Tien-Vidal Gold – 200m Gold – 1500m Gold – 3000m Points Race Gold – 3000m Relay Boys U14 Overall Champion award. Quirin Teh Gold – […]
Richmond Rockets athlete Quirin Teh won the vast majority of his heats and finals at the WEC at the Calgary Oval March 23, 2022 – Richmond News – Alan Campbell Richmond speed skater Quirin Teh made quite an impression at the recent Calgary Oval Skate Tec Western Elite Circuit (WEC). […]
