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Local Youth Speedskaters Strike Gold At 2012 U.S. Speedskating Championship
April Shin, 13, of Potomac, Maryland, placed second in the girls' 13-14 age group.
A 13-year-old from Potomac recently became a speedskating champion at the 2012 U.S. Short Track Speedskating America Cup and Age Group Championships held in Green Bay, Wisconsin last week.
April Shin, 13, placed second in the girls’ 13-14 age group, one of nine medal-winners for her club, Dominion Speedskating.
Dominion Speedskating is coached by Jimmy Jang, former U.S. Olympic Development Coach of the Year, and by Coach Kwang-Bok Choi, former Korean National and Olympic Team Coach for the past three consecutive Olympic games.
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