Shelley was awarded Blades' Skater of the Year 2023 for her incredible progress in 2023. Shelley placed second in her division at the national championships after a successful competition.
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Congratulations Emily, on winning The Big Drop 2023 by achieving a 17.06 seconds drop in your 777m race time.
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Herbie has assisted Blades through interactions with Iceworld representatives that has lead to access to storage facilities and improvement of ice maintenance. Congratulations on being Blades' Volunteer of the Year 2023!
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Tahlai was awarded Blades' Skater of the Year 2022 for her dedication and resilience in training. Tahlai has made incredible improvements in her strength and her commitment is reflected in race time reductions. Congratulations Tahlai!
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Congratulations Emily, on winning The Big Drop 2022 by achieving a 30.20 seconds drop in your 777m race time.
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Lisa took on the role of secretary with much enthusiasm. Thank you for your leading and organising many successful race days. Thank for your dedication to Blades. Congratulations on being Blades' Volunteer of the Year 2022!
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Emily was awarded Blades' Skater of the Year 2021 for making incredible achievements in her technique development resulting in exceptional race time reductions. Well done, Emily, keep it up!
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Congratulations Emily, on winning The Big Drop 2021 by achieving a 39.265 seconds drop in your 500m race time.
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Thanks Nathaniel for the many hours of volunteering you did throughout 2021, coaching, refereeing and serving as Vice President of the Management Committee of Queensland Ice Racing Association. Congratulations on being the Blades Volunteer of the Year 2021
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Congratulations James, Skater of the Year 2020. Your enthusiasm and positive attitude encourages all Blades members. Keep it up!
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Sarah was awarded The Big Drop trophy 2020 for achieving the greatest drop in time for the 1500m 3:38.18 (PB 2019) – 3:12.68 (PB 2020) = 25.50 seconds drop! Congratulations Sarah!
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Your commitment to Blades in developing and obtaining approval of the COVID Safe Plan enabled Blades members to train throughout most of 2020. Your efforts, Jo, went well beyond those expected of the club President so you rightfully deserve Volunteer of the Year 2020. Thank you and congratulations!
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Scott was awarded Skater of the Year 2019 for his enthusiasm, commitment to training others and fostering the collaborative spirit of this great sport. Congratulations Scott.
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Nathaniel was awarded The Big Drop trophy 2019 for achieving the greatest drop in time for the 3000m 7:00.54 (PB 2018) – 6:20.73 (PB 2019) = 39.81 seconds drop! Congratulations Nathaniel!
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Thanks so much, Ayla, for your commitment and skill in developing promotional videos for Blades. Congratulations on being awarded Volunteer of the Year 2019.
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Lily won The Big Drop 2018 because her drop in time in the 777m race from 2017 to 2018 times was 44.40 seconds, the largest drop of any Blades member. Congratulations, Lily!
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Sarah and Sophie accept the Volunteer of the Year 2018 trophy on behalf of their Dad, Cameron. Thanks Cameron for the invaluable assistance you have provided the club.
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Congratulations Sophie and Lily who are the Skaters of the Year! Sophie showed admirable dedication to the sport while Lily continued her participation in the sport with increased enthusiasm. Keep it up, Sophie and Lily!
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Congratulations to Glenn Goyen who won the Blades Big Drop Trophy for 2017 with a big drop of 35.04 seconds in his 1500m race time from his personal best in 2016. Go Glenn!
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