Thompson, Manitoba

SPORT: Short Track Speed Skating (no long track)

Eligibility

U14 – Minimum age is 10 years as of midnight June 30, 2025. Maximum age is 13 years as of midnight June 30, 2025. 

U18 – Minimum age is 14 years as of midnight June 30, 2025. Maximum age is 17 years as of midnight March 1st, 2026. (Participants must be under the age of 18 to compete)

Athletes must be a registered member of a recognized speed skating club in Manitoba.

Regional Team Composition

U14	Male	Female	Athletes Per Reg.
Western Manitoba	3	3	6
Eastern Manitoba	3	3	6
South Manitoba	3	3	6
Winnipeg 1	3	3	6
Winnipeg 2	3	3	6
Total per Region	15	15	30

U18	Male	Female	Athletes Per Reg.
Western Manitoba	2	2	4
Eastern Manitoba	2	2	4
South Manitoba	2	2	4
Winnipeg 1	2	2	4
Winnipeg 2	2	2	4
Total per Region	10	10	20

*Fill Spots – Regional teams must comprise at least 50% regional athletes, in which case if any region is unable to fill its quota, remaining positions will be made available to the next ranking skaters from the selection event, who are not yet qualified.

Qualifier

Athletes must compete at the Speed Skating Manitoba Provincial Championships, November 2025. Athletes will represent their respective region and be ranked upon their cumulative points over the Open Championships.

 *Bye Selection – In exceptional circumstances, as the SSM determines, where an athlete has not had the opportunity, through no fault of his or her own, to compete in the nominated selection event, the athlete may be eligible to apply for a Bye selection to the Manitoba Games Team for their region. A Bye request is considered as the last means by which an athlete may gain selection and is intended to provide for exceptional circumstances.  Bye selection will be determined at the sole discretion of the SSM High Performance Committee

Competition Events

U14	Distance	U18	Distance
Female & Male	200M, 400M, 1500M, 2000M Super Final2000M Relay	Female & Male	500M, 1000M, 1500M, 3000M Super Final3000M Relay

• U14 Male and Female: 2000m Super Final (top eight only, based on cumulative points). All U14 events will be raced on the 100m track. 
• U18 Male and Female: 3000m Super Final (top eight only, based on cumulative points). All U18 events will be raced on the 111.12m track.

*All competitors must compete in all events. 

Points System

1^st  – 1000 points 4^th  – 543 points 7^th  – 295 points 10^th  – 160 points

2^nd  – 816 points 5^th  – 443 points 8^th  – 241 points 11^th – 130 points

3^rd  – 666 points 6^th   – 362 points 9^th  – 196 points 12^th – 106 points

Competition Rules

Each race is subject to the Rules & Regulations as governed by Speed Skating Canada.

Equipment

All equipment is subject to Speed Skating Canada standards.  Athletes will be provided with a helmet cover to identify their regional team.

Coaches & Managers

Each region must name a Head Coach and Team Manager. Head Coaches &  Team Managers will be appointed by each region, in conjunction with SSM, with at least one of each gender. Exclusively Head Coaches will be allowed in the Coaches Box.

Registration Deadline 

The Provincial Sport Organization states that all teams must be chosen by December 15th, 2025.