A local ice skater has won silver at a prestigious competition in Sheffield.
Greig Smith from Bridge of Don picked up the silver medal in the Advanced Novice category on 3rd December at the British Figure Skating Championships.
Greig was the only athlete from Aberdeen to be selected for the invitation only event and the 14 year old did not disappoint.
Setting an overall score of 65.07 Greig was able to achieve a silver medal in a tight contest.
Greig trains daily at the Linx Ice Arena with Coach Kerrie Brown and he was delighted with his performance.
“After months of training I was excited to attend this year’s British championships. Having won it at basic novice level last year I was nervous about competing at advanced novice this year and taking 2nd place silver medal was amazing! It was a fantastic experience.
Next year I hope to compete at junior level and my dream is to compete in internationals to further my skating career.”
At the start of the 2015 season Scottish Rugby introduced a new conference league for clubs and schools to enter. Aberdeen Wanderers Youth RFC teamed up with Deeside RFC to enter a combined team called Deeside Wanderers to ensure all players at each club could be part of the new conference league structure and get competitive games at each of the youth age groups (Under 13 to Under 18). After the final round last weekend, Deeside Wanderers were crowned winners of the Club League with a total of 107 points.
The Club Red Conference has been a great success for all clubs involved, but especially Aberdeen Wanderers RFC and Deeside RFC.
2016 sees the start of the Cup Competitions and let’s hope the Aberdeen Wanderers and Deeside players are just as successful.
As well as the Cup Competitions, there will be plenty of friendly matches at all age groups, so the players will get a lot of game time to help develop their skills as rugby union players.
If you are interested in joining Aberdeen Wanderers, please visit www.aberdeenwanderers.com or email info@aberdeenwanderers.com for further information.
Aberdeen Wanderers promotes Rugby Union for all ages and abilities
A budding young Table Tennis athlete continues to impress on the National and International circuits.
Dylan Curry has had an impressive year on the table and the young athlete is already preparing for next year where he hopes to be even more successful.
13 year old Dylan, from Banchory, only took up the sport of Table Tennis 4 years ago and now trains 15-20 hours per week across two venues. Much of his time is spent at Aberdeen Sports Village whilst the remainder is spent at Sport Aberdeens’ Westburn Outdoor Sports Centre.
He has continued to make progress and as a result, is now ranked number one in the Scottish Rankings in the under 15 category. Currently the National Champion, he also plays for the Scotland National Team where he won bronze in both the singles and team competition in June.
Dylan would then impress further by putting in a great performance in the 58th European Youth Championships in Bratislava, where the Scotland team would defeat Switzerland and Malta to finish runner up in the group.
In October Dylan competed in a major competition in England where he again impressed on the way to collecting a silver medal.
Sport Aberdeen is proud to support local talent like Dylan and his success in 2015 is just rewards for the time and effort he dedicates to his craft. 2016 will hopefully bring even more success, watch this space!
A Scotland International returned to her hometown to visit a girls Football Festival in Aberdeen.
Rachel Corsie visited the Senior Girls Football Festival which was held in conjunction with a number of schools, Sport Aberdeen and SportScotland on 6th December.
Over 70 girls attended the session at the Banks o Dee Football Pitch which included teams from Harlaw, Cults, Bucksburn, Kincorth, Torry and Northfield. The festival included a 6 team round robin tournament which Harlaw won on goal difference.
Special Guest Rachel Corsie has over 80 caps for Scotland and plays in the USA for Seattle Reign FC. She led a Q&A session where she revealed her favourite player was David Beckham.
A local rugby club held a successful girls festival on Sunday 6th December.
Aberdeen Wanderers RFC hosted the festival at their home turf on Groats Road, inviting players from clubs around the region to train with them.
The event, which benefited from ideal weather conditions, attracted around 35 girls across the Under 12, 15 and 18 classes including players from Huntly and Montrose.
The Sport Aberdeen clubCAP members held a number of training sessions through the day including small games and were delighted to see a good turnout. The club hopes as a result, more girls across the region will take up the sport and that those who attended have added to their skillset.
An Aberdeen Lynx fan was given the shock of her life at a recent fixture when the love of her life proposed to her in spectacular fashion! Amber Duncan of Aberdeen, it was all ice ice baby as she left an Aberdeen Lynx ice hockey match engaged to be married to the love of her life, Ricki Inkson.
Amber Duncan and Ricki Inkson, who had been attending a home match on Saturday evening, left the match husband and wife-to-be, after the engagement proposal took place centre stage on the ice.
Aberdeen Lynx Ice Hockey fan, Ricki, 26, got down on one knee and popped the question to Amber, 23, ahead of the games face off.
Mr Inkson, who devised the engagement plan with Aberdeen Lynx Ice Hockey Club organisers, staged the romantic gesture at Saturday’s icy affair so well, that Amber had no idea about the proposal.
Dressed in the Aberdeen Lynx mascot outfit, Mr Inkson took to the ice five minutes before face-off, skating centre stage where he was joined by Amber who had ‘mysteriously’ been called down to the rink. The masked crusader then took off his disguise revealing his identity, got down on one knee in front of 900 spectators, and popped the question with ring in hand.
Congratulations to the happy couple
Another winner has been announced as part of Sport Aberdeens monthly Membership Giveaway.
Earlier in the year, a short Venue Visit Survey on our website was formed and as a reward for completing just a few short questions, every entrant is put in a draw for a free 12 Month Membership.
A participant is chosen at random every month with Lloyd the lucky winner for Octobe
If you would like to be in with a chance to win a free full Fitness Membership with Sport Aberdeen for 12 months, simply complete our short survey via www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/about-us/surveys/
A local amateur football team competed in the 2015 Multicultural Football Festival at Lesser Hampden, Glasgow.
The clubCAP members, Jesus House Football Club, took part in the tournament on 17th October, impressing on the way before being knocked out in the quarter finals.
The festival is a celebration of diverse communities in Scotland and invites amateur sides of all ethnic minority backgrounds across the country to participate.
Jesus House Football Club, who recently achieved their standard accreditation with clubCAP, Sport Aberdeen, was one of 12 teams who participated. Grouped with FC Polonia Dundee and United Glasgow FC, Jesus House topped the group after 3 wins and a loss.
The team would go out to Glasgow Afghan in the quarters in a 2 – 1 loss, however player-coach Okechukwu Zubi was proud of his team’s efforts.
“We’ve had a great tournament. The festival is a huge advertisement for Scottish hospitality and warmth; I’d like to thank the Scottish FA Equity Project Department for their work in this initiative and my players for their effort”
Aberdeen’s Golden Games won the Healthier Lifestyle Award at the 2015 Scottish Health Awards on the 4th November.
The Healthier Lifestyle Award recognises an individual or team who motivate and support people to make a change, helping them to lead a more active, healthier and fulfilling life. The Golden Games has in 5 years supported hundreds of over 65’s in the City to participate, enjoy and grow, becoming a key part of supporting older adults to be active all year round.
Partners Aberdeen City Council, Sport Aberdeen, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen Sports Village and AFC Community Trust have helped develop the Games which as of 2016 will offer 7 days of free physical activity opportunities for over 65’s in Aberdeen from the 9th – 17th June. Many of the activities trialed in previous Golden Games are now regular weekly Active Ageing sessions including Table Tennis, Pilates and Linedancing, offering long term opportunity to remain more active.
Sport Aberdeen are extremely proud to support the Golden Games and would like to thank and congratulate everyone who helps make the Games the wonderful event it is
Northsound have lent their support as Radio Partners to the Baker Hughes 10K.
As part of the early bird launch, a hardy team from the radio station has pledged to train for next year’s race as part of the station’s support for the event.
Spaces for the race are now on sale at an early bird offer of just £21 instead of £24 and Northsound were on hand to mark the occasion with their running team.
Just under 5000 racers took part in this year’s race which has been nominated for Event of the Year at the Charity Champions Awards.
Radio partners, Northsound, will cover the event in the lead up and on race day, which will include a team of three training for the 10K. Micky Gavin, Suzie and Pete McIntosh of Northsound’s Breakfast Show are looking forward to the challenge.
Sport Aberdeen are delighted to have such enthusiastic partners on board one of the city’s most popular events and wish their team of runners the best of luck with their training.
Crawford Anderson, UK Geomarket Vice President for Baker Hughes said:
“Our longstanding sponsorship of this event has enabled us to, not only encourage our own employees to be more active but also the wider community. The Baker Hughes 10K raises thousands of pounds each year and we are proud to contribute towards improving the quality of life of those people whom the charity partners support. We are delighted to welcome Northsound onboard and I hope to see a record-breaking number of runners taking part in the 2016 race!”
Micky Gavin, Breakfast Show Presenter, Northsound 1 said
“This all seemed like a good idea at the time. I couldn’t run for a bus to be honest, but it gives me an excuse to start training and getting fit ahead of the event. It is such a big occasion and it’s going to be great to see our city in all its glory”
Suzie, Breakfast Show Presenter, Northsound 1 said
“I am really looking forward to running the Baker Hughes 10K. I have never run this type of race before, but it’s going to be such a buzz. I am looking forward to seeing people from all over the North East coming to watch and hopefully cheer us on.
Pete, Breakfast Show Presenter, Northsound 1 said
“I have done a bit of running before, but I think I am going to spend most of the race making sure that pair are alright! The Baker Hughes 10K is a massive deal and I’m delighted to be taking part.
To book your place in Aberdeen’s largest sporting event, visit our Baker Hughes 10K Sign up page
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