Canada Winter Games 2007

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Participant


Name	Spencer Cameron-Mitchell Zettler
Contingent	Team Ontario
Hometown	Ottawa and Sault Ste. Marie
Type	Athlete
Sport	Speed Skating Long Track

Results

100 m Male Final position: 18
Group 2	Saturday, February 24, 2007	13:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School
Group 2 - Heat 2	Wednesday, February 28, 2007	13:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School
Group 2 - Final F	Wednesday, February 28, 2007	14:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School
500 m Male Final position: 30
Race 1 (delayed until 12:00)	Saturday, February 24, 2007	00:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School
Race 2	Saturday, February 24, 2007	00:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School
1500 m Male Final position: Bronze
Competition	Monday, February 26, 2007	13:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School
3000 m Male Final position: 6
Competition (delayed until 15:10)	Monday, February 26, 2007	15:10	F. H. Collins Secondary School
5000 m Male Final position: 6
Competition	Tuesday, February 27, 2007	13:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School
Team pursuit Male Team: Zettler/MacLennan/Zeeman/Marsh Final position: 4
Competition	Wednesday, February 28, 2007	15:00	F. H. Collins Secondary School

Biography

Age

Height (ft, inches)

6'4"

Weight (lb)

190 lb

Language(s) spoken

English

Years I have participated in my sport

Club or School Team

High Performance Team Calgary

Coach

Crispin Parkinson

Position/Event/Sport

Long Track Speedskating

Other recent athletic or artistic accomplishments

2006 Provincial Intermediate/Senior Long Track Mass Start champion, set provincial records in 1000 and 3000 m

Games or championships that I have participated in

Year	Full name of competition/sport/event	Placing
06	Can-Ams Calgary
07	Canada Cup 1 (Junior placing)	9
07	Canada Cup 2

My goals for the 2007 Canada Winter Games

Hoping to bring home medals in the 1500, 3000, 5000 and team pursuit races.

My personal role model

In the sport of speedskating I really admire Shawnie Davis, Erben Venemaars for their commitment and accomplishments. They each have incredible work ethics and are great people on and off the ice. Personally I admire my Mom Kim, she set a great example for my brother and I...she doesn't believe in the word can't. She's taught us that hard work and passion will help us accomplish our dreams both on and off the ice, and that success is made up of 10% talent and 90% heart. She and my step Dad Ron continue to be amazing support for me while I pursue my dream.

Other information that could be of interest to the media

I began speedskating when Hall of Famer and former Olympian speedskater Kevin Scott's coach, Art Jennings found me at a skating rink hanging out with friends in Sault Ste. Marie. I spent the first three years training with my Coach in the Sault Ian Overman in long track in Sault Ste. Marie only having ice three weeks of the year, but I was really passionate about speedskating. In 2005 my family moved to Ottawa in part so that I could train more seriously, unfortunately long track ice was pretty much non existent due to weather. I worked hard to not let the lack of long track ice get in my way though..I was really serious about being a better skater. With the help of some great skaters and coaches I surpassed my personal skating goals by skating some short track for the first time with Gloucester Concordes. I raced my first Canada Cup last year and made the times I needed to train with the High Performance Team at the Olympic Oval. I moved to Calgary in August 2006 to pursue my speedskating dreams and finish high school at the National Sports High school. I am hoping to skate for Canada in the 2014 Olympics (but wouldn't mind having a try at the 2010 Olympics as well....you never know...) I'm a kid who is living his dream....