Ice Speedskating in Minnesota

Information about the sport of ice speedskating in Minnesota. See also more about Minnesota Skating, about U.S. Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

Associations

Greater Minnesota Speedskating Association
Governing body representing ice speedskating in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of western Wisconsin. The association's activities include purchasing seasonal ice time at the John Rose Minnesota Oval and competition ice time at other local short-track venues.
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Venues

Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval
Outdoor ice skating track and rink that was built in 1993 It is one of the largest outdoor artificial ice skating surfaces in North America. Formerly known as the John Rose Minnesota Oval. Features a concrete surface 400 meter skating track surrounding an ice skating rink. The oval can be used for inline and roller skating whent he temperature is above 50 degrees F (10 degrees C), which is the highest temperature at which the ice surface can be maintained.
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Short Track Venues by City:
Blaine: Schwan Super Rink
Plymouth: Plymouth Ice Arena
St. Paul: Highland Park Ice Arena

Clubs and Teams

Midway Speedskating Team
Ice speedskating club primarily focused on training skaters age 18 years and younger. The club's official Web site URL is midwayspeedskating.org.
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Twin Cities Speedskating Team
ice speedskating team baed at 2661 Civic Center Drive in the city of Roseville, Minnesota. The club's former official Web site URL was at twincitiesspeedskating.com but that Web site is no longer online.
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Med City Speedskating Team
Ice speedskating team based at the Rochester Recreation Center Ice Rink at 21 Elton Hills Drive Northwest in the city of Rochester, Minnesota.
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Minnesota Women on the Edge
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Schools

Roseville "Learn To Speedskate" Program
Entry-level speed skating program for skaters age 6 through adult. Managed by the City of Roseville Parks and Recreation Department.

Articles

When Speedskating Was Supreme on Metro Lakes
Article buy Sarah Barker published in 2019 on the Star Tribune Web site.

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