{"id":2124,"date":"2010-02-16T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/lakewood-s-celski-medals-in-speed-skating\/"},"modified":"2010-02-16T06:07:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T06:07:00","slug":"lakewood-s-celski-medals-in-speed-skating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/lakewood-s-celski-medals-in-speed-skating","title":{"rendered":"Lakewood&#8217;s Celski Medals In Speed Skating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment-->  <em><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/s_image1266295459-21210.jpg\" align=\"right\" style=\"width: 310px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; \" alt=\"\"><br \/><\/em><span><em>Photo of Celski at the Olympic Trials courtesy USA Speed Skating<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">While the Summer Olympics were packed with Long Beach athletes\u2014the entire water polo program, men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s volleyball teams, Misty May-Treanor, etc.\u2014there aren&#8217;t many local athletes competing in the Winter Games.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>But, true to form, the one competitor with ties to the area did already go out and grab a medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">J.R. Celski, a speed skater who graduated from Lakewood in 2008, trained at Glacial Gardens, and on Saturday, won a bronze medal in the 1,500-meter, finishing behind Jung-Su Lee of South Korea, and Apolo Ohno, Celski&#8217;s idol\u2014and the man whose mantle he seems poised to take over this year, and in the next Olympics.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Celski will compete in two more speed skating events, and of course we&#8217;ll let you know how he does!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Doug Krickorian of the Press-Telegram did a great job with his article on Celski, and it&#8217;s definitely worth a read\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/moresports\/ci_14407260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here to see it<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrcelski.com\/sponsors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">And click here to see Celski&#8217;s personal website<\/a>.&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>  <!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some great news to report for fans of the Lakewood Lancers, as alum J.R. 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