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Rockville Speedskater Prepares for Competition in Warsaw
April Shin, a freshman at Richard Montgomery High School, will compete at the Junior World Short Track Speedskating Championships in Poland.
As a high school freshman, April Shin is already a silver medalist in what’s been dubbed “NASCAR on Ice.”
On Saturday, the 14-year-old speedskater will head overseas to compete against the world’s top youth athletes, at the Junior World Short Track Speedskating Championships, on Feb. 22-24 in Warsaw, Poland.
Shin, a student at Richard Montgomery High School, earned her berth on the Junior National Team in January
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In Poland, she’ll be joined by Thomas Hong, 15, of Laurel.
Hong finished fourth at Junior Nationals.
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