Sunday, January 11th 2026
In cooperation with the
Kirkwood Parks & Recreation Department
111 S. Geyer Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Track: 111.12 Meter Oval
Regional, Open Meet Sanctioned by USS
Sunday Schedule
- 7:00a -7:30a: Check- In
- 7:50-8:25: Warm-Ups
- 8:40a: National Anthem
- 8:45a: Racing Starts
- 2:30p: Racing Ends
- Warm-up groups to be determined by entries and posted the day of the meet
Racing Formats:
The Gateway Championships will be run as an ABILITY meet with awards given based on the ability groupings. In this format, skaters will be grouped by ability, taking into account skater times, ages, and size to provide for a safe, fun racing experience for all. Organizers reserve the right to make changes in format, based on the number of registered skaters and/or time constraints.
Relay Races
Time permitting, we will hold a brief intro to relay racing clinic and some relay races following the regular meet racing. Please indicate on your form if the skater is interested in participating in the relays, as the relay groups will be decided in advance based on seed times.
Awards:
Skaters must race all distances to qualify for an overall award unless injured or ill.
Registration:
For non-Gateway Club Members, please sign up here. If Gateway Club Members, please register directly on our SportMingle App.
Registration opens at 12:00AM (midnight) on Friday, Dec 12th, 2025. Registration closes at 11:59PM on Tuesday, Jan 6th 2026.
Cost is $50 per skater with a $100 family cap.
Meet Director: Phil Habecker phingerprint@yahoo.com. Registration Questions: Shilpa Swarup gatewayspeedskatingstlmo@gmail.com
Volunteer Help:
Please consider helping us in any way that will work for you. Many shifts are broken up so you will not need to be in a role the entire meet. Thank you so much! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EACAE2FA0FCCE9-61115473-2026
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Come join us- a wonderful club having fun together!
From beginners to elite, our coaches can train you to recreationally or competitively speedskate. Gateway Speedskating Club was formed over 50 years ago, and has been training at the Kirkwood Ice Rink since the beginning. Speedskating builds self-confidence and discipline for people at various fitness levels. Ever wonder where the Olympic speed skaters come from? Clubs like Gateway!
Speedskating is a fantastic all-family sport. Our skaters begin at age 4 and stay on the ice all the way into their 70s. Families love speedskating because everyone skates at the same time regardless of skill level. Our fabulous volunteer coaches teach new members to skate and enable experienced skaters to compete at a National Level. See our Programs tab for more information.
Our on-ice club season runs from September to March. Flexible practice times throughout the week are offered. Summer off-ice dryland runs from June- August. For details about membership options, please see the Join Today tab.
Ice Times are at these 2 locations:
Kirkwood Ice Arena: 111 South Geyer Road, Kirkwood, Missouri
Greensfelder Recreation Complex- Queeny Park: 550 Weidman Rd, St. Louis, Missouri
The Gateway Speedskating Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has been instructing and promoting the sport of speedskating to children and adults since 1963. We are also an affiliate of US Speedskating, the governing body of speedskating and Olympic Team development in the United States.