Cindy Klassen takes back the podium
Klassen speeds through the first World Cup race of the 2010-2011 season with a silver medal
WINNIPEG, MB, November 18, 2010 – Cindy Klassen took back the podium on Saturday, November 13, with a silver medal in the 3000m event at the 2010-2011 long track season opener at the World Cup in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. This was Klassen's first appearance on a World Cup podium for an individual race since December 2007.
After some challenging years, Klassen feels as though it's all coming together and that her training program is reaping great results. Her coach, teammates, as well as Klassen, agree that she is getting stronger each day, which means there is still time for even further improvement. Klassen is continuing to work on "the snappiness" of her legs, as she puts it, which means getting off to a faster start on the openers, as she admits that she always finds her bursts of speed near the end of the race.
Klassen finished in 4:07.19 seconds, about three seconds behind German, Stephanie Beckert's 4:04.38.
"This was a great start to Cindy's 2010-2011 season," said Pierre Blouin, Chief Executive Officer, MTS Allstream. "Cindy is such a strong and determined athlete and it makes us proud to see that all her hard work is paying off. It's always an honour to have her as a part of the MTS Allstream family."
Klassen, MTS Allstream spokesperson since 2006, has said she might compete until the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, but it's still a one year, one race, at a time journey for her now. Cindy Klassen is one of Canada's greatest Olympian. At the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, she became the only Canadian to win five medals at a single Winter Olympics. She won Gold in the 1500 m, Silver in the 1000 m, Silver in the Team Pursuit, Bronze in the 5000 m and Bronze in the 3000 m. Cindy also captured an Olympic Bronze medal in 2002, making her one of the most decorated Canadian Olympic athletes in history, with a total of six Olympic medals.
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