Tuesday, January 6, 2009

GBS Senior Brian Hansen Places 3rd in US Allround Championships

Glenbrook South High School senior, Brian Hansen of Glenview, and a member of the Northbrook Speedskating Club finished in 3rd place in the overall standings at the US Allround Championships held in Milwaukee Dec. 27-28, 2008.

His finish qualified him to skate in several winter World Cups held in Europe and also for a chance to earn a spot at the World Allround Championships a select meet with the top 24 skaters in the world.


His next race will be a semifinal held in Salt Lake City on Jan 10th and 11th with the top 6 Americans and the top 6 Canadians competing for 6 spots at the World Allround Championships.

Congratulations Brian and good luck at Salt Lake City.


More can be found on the web site http://www.usspeedskating.org/.