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Nelson speedskater wins two races

Ian Walgren was on the podium at a Special Olympics event
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Ian Walgren (back row, centre) won two events at a recent Special Olympics speedskating event. He’s seen here with other members of the West Kootenay Speed Skating Club. Photo submitted

Nelson’s Ian Walgren had two wins and four personal bests at a Special Olympics speedskating meet in Port Coquitlam on Feb. 3.

Walgren finished first in the 333-metre race with a time of 47.95 seconds, followed by another victory in the 777 race in which he was three quarters of a lap ahead of his closest competitor at 1:53.11.

He also finished second in the 222 event in 33.64 seconds, and fourth place in the 500.

Walgren, a member of the West Kootenay Speed Skating Club, next heads to Richmond for the Special Olympic regional trials on March 10.