Speed Skating Nova Scotia

05/24/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Nova Scotia Support4Sport Award recipients! Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence continue to make our speed skating community proud.

🏆 Community Sport Organization – Northside Blades Speed Skating Club
🏆 Volunteer – Conor Bint
🏆 Official – Allison Gilliland
🏆 Coach – Hannah MacNeil
🏆 Junior Male Athlete – Brady Gibson
🏆 Junior Female Athlete – Julia Snelgrove
🏆 Senior Male Athlete – Eric McIntyre
🏆 Senior Female Athlete – Aoife Marshall

A special congratulations to Julia Snelgrove on being named the overall Support4Sport Junior Female Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive year — an incredible achievement!

Well deserved, everyone!

03/22/2026

Final day of competition at the Canadian Youth Short Track Championships - East. Watch the action https://www.youtube.com/live/AVrAvnBvgiE?si=ZvdhtcrscgWo5VqN

03/21/2026

We are pleased to welcome all the skaters, coaches and their families from Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia for the 2026 Canadian Youth Short Track Championships- East at the RBC Centre in Dartmouth.

Also a special thank you to the volunteers and officials for supporting and making the event happen.

Have a great weekend everyone!

If you’re not able to catch the events in person, you can watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/live/5EOlw-xD2dU?si=ModoJ23EKT_LTHnS

03/15/2026

Another season comes to a close. Thank you to the skaters, coaches, officials, event organizers and city staff for a fun season on the ice.

The municipality is reminding residents that you have 10 more days to enjoy the Emera Oval before it closes for the winter season on Sunday, March 15.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the Oval for the summer season. Learn more at halifax.ca/EmeraOval.

03/14/2026

Congratulations to our skaters representing Nova Scotia at the Canadian Youth Short Track Championships – East!

📍 RBC Centre, Dartmouth
📅 March 21–22

Come out and cheer them on as we host this national-level event at the RBC Centre for the first time. Some of Canada’s fastest young skaters will be on the ice!

See you at the rink… and GO TEAM NOVA SCOTIA! 🔵⚪

03/04/2026

A huge congratulations to Nova Scotia’s Julia Snelgrove on an incredible performance at the ISU Junior World Speed Skating Championships!

🥈 Silver – 500m
🥉 Bronze – Mass Start
⭐ 5th Overall

We’re proud to see Julia representing Nova Scotia and Canada on the world stage. Well done! 👏🇨🇦

📷 - ISU

03/02/2026

Way to go Julia! We’ve been cheering from the Maritimes. 💙🦞

02/28/2026

Julia is competing at her third consecutive ISU Junior World Speed Skating Championships after securing her spot on the Canadian team by winning her third straight women’s overall title at the 2026 Canadian Junior Long Track Championships. Her continued success and growing presence on the national and international stage are inspiring the next generation of athletes across Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia’s Julia Snelgrove captured Canada’s lone medal on the opening day of racing at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, earning silver in the women’s 500m.

02/10/2026

Don't forget to invite and challenge a friend to a 100m race on the Halifax Emera Oval.

⏱️ Get an official 100m time
👥 Open to everyone with any type of skate
📅 Sunday, February 15, 2026
Tag the friend you want to race. 🏁🔥
Presented by Speed Skating Nova Scotia.

Register the day of the event or in advance at https://icereg.ca/ #!/events/try-speed-skating-100

Olympic Streaming Event

Sunday, February 15, 2026
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Come & enjoy a free hot chocolate & Team Canada face painting while watching live Olympic action!
We will have cozy areas set up to watch the live streamed events: Speedskating & Men’s Hockey
Speed Skate NS will be hosting the fastest skater event between 11:00 -11:30 a.m.
Open to everyone, register on the day of the event or online: https://icereg.ca/ #!/events/try-speed-skating-100

02/09/2026

Great skating from Team Nova Scotia at the 2026 Canadian Youth Long Track Championships this past weekend at the Calgary Olympic Oval! 👏

Congratulations to Hayley, Ellie, Cooper, Nathan, and Quinten on their strong performances and competitiveness on the national stage. And a big shoutout to Coach Hannah for guiding and supporting the team throughout the weekend.

Proud moments and valuable experience—well done, all! 💙🦞