U.S. Speedskating Championships: Former inline skater makes mark

By Michael C. Lewis
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 12/29/2007 02:03:45 AM MST

KEARNS - Barely a year ago, speedskater Justin Stelly was stepping onto the ice for the first time. On Friday, he was stepping to the starting line poised to qualify for the World Championships.
"It was, 'Either I do it, or I don't,' " Stelly said. "Simple as that."
And do it, he did.
Knowing he had to beat junior world champion Trevor Marsicano by nearly two seconds in the penultimate pairing of the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Speedskating Championships at the Utah Olympic Oval, the 20-year-old former inline skater from Louisiana put on a burst of speed in the final mile to secure his place among the most promising young American skaters heading toward the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.


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