Speed Skating Canada

Speed Skating Canada
SportSpeed skating
JurisdictionCanada
AbbreviationSSC
Founded1887[1][2][3]
AffiliationInternational Skating Union
Affiliation date1894
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario[4]
PresidentBlair Carbert[5]
CEOJoe Morissette
Official website
www.speedskating.ca
Canada

Speed Skating Canada (commonly abbreviated to SSC) is the governing body for competitive long track and short track speed skating in Canada. It was founded in 1887,[1][2] five years before the International Skating Union[6] of which SSC later became a member in 1894.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c "About Speed Skating". Speed Skating Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  2. ^ a b c J. Thomas West. "Speed Skating - Origins". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  3. ^ "Lace Up: Canada's Passion for Skating - History of Speed Skating in Canada". Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation. 2007-01-19. Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  4. ^ "Structure". Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  5. ^ "Directory - Board of Directors". Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  6. ^ "ISU: Member Federations". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2008-01-14.