The Ridge Meadows Racers were founded by George Donatelli, father of the Olympic

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

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Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

, Eden Green

Eden Donatelli

Eden Donatelli is a Canadian Olympic Medalist in Short-track speed skating.In 1985, Donatelli became the youngest ever athlete to make Canadian Senior National Team status at 15 years of age. She medaled in 10 different World Championships from 1986 to 1992...

. The short track speed skating

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

 club has had a successful career, producing many high level skaters. They are based at the Planet Ice arena, in Maple Ridge, BC

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Coaching

The coaching is done by the Donatelli-Green family. Julian has coached many skaters to success, including Catriona Le May Doan.