What a weekend for the Richmond Rockets! Our young athletes traveled to the 2026 Canadian Youth Short Track Championships – West in Winnipeg, and they certainly made their mark on the national stage. Held at the RINK Training Centre, the competition brought together the best skaters aged 11–13 from across Western Canada to an academy […]
The Richmond Rockets delivered an exceptional performance at the BC Short Track Championships, held March 14–15 at our home rink, the Richmond Olympic Oval. With 14 athletes representing the club, our skaters demonstrated remarkable speed, skill, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the two‑day competition. We proudly recognize all 14 athletes who competed: Aidan Lapierre, Anbo Wang, Calden Wong, Corey Chou, Ellie Leung, […]
The Richmond Rockets are thrilled to congratulate Skyler Chu, who proudly joined other youth long track skaters to represent BC at the Canadian Youth Long Track Championships 2026 last weekend. Competing against top young skaters from across the country, Skyler delivered an outstanding performance and showcased incredible determination and skill. Racing in the 11-year-old male category, […]
On January 17–18, Richmond Rockets skaters delivered an incredible set of performances at the BC Long Track Speed Skating competition held in Fort St. John. Our athletes demonstrated outstanding determination and sportsmanship throughout the event—bringing home an impressive collection of medals and achievements. Medal Highlights & Athlete Achievements Kayden Li — GOLD, Club Skater Male 6 Theophilus Tjo — GOLD, Club […]
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The Richmond Rockets Speed Skating Club is proud to announce an exceptional team performance at the mid-November BC Cup, held from November 15–16 in Prince George, British Columbia. Over this two-day event, our athletes demonstrated remarkable skill, determination, and sportsmanship. With 12 skaters representing our club, the Rockets achieved an impressive eight podium finishes, showcasing […]
Last weekend June 8, 2025 the Rockets Annual General Meeting was held at the Richmond Oval. 2024-2025 Rockets skaters obtained Certificates for Personal Bests and our BC Cup medalists received their medals as well as T-shirts designed by April Liu. We would like to commend all our skaters, coaches, volunteers and parents for a successful […]
Richmond Rockets Bring Home Medals at the Canadian Youth Short Track Championships The Canadian Youth Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held this past weekend in Kamloops. The Richmond Rockets were part of a contingent of elite athletes representing British Columbia. Carly Bastien displayed consistency in her speed and endurance, winning Bronze Medals in three […]
Richmond News, March 19, 2025 The Richmond Rockets brought home several medals from the 2025 BC Short Track Speed Skating championships including two overall gold medals. Two speed skaters won overall gold at the March 8-9 championships in Prince George. Alivia Lam won overall gold in the neo junior women’s division by finishing first in […]
Richmond News Jan 23, 2025 The Richmond Rockets sent seven short-track speed skaters to Fort St. John for the BC Long Track Speed Skating Championship and all seven returned with medals. The medal haul from the Fort St. John competition included four golds. “Congratulations to these amazing young athletes and their great job of representing […]
