AWARDS
Our awards celebrate the hard work, dedication, and achievements of skaters throughout the season. Recognizing effort, sportsmanship, and excellence, these honors highlight the passion and commitment that define our club both on and off the ice.
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2025 December: Southeast Asian Games 33rd (SEA Games) Thailand
Silver Medalist – Mixed Relay
Bronze Medalist – 1500m
2025/2024/2023 Indonesia Open National STSS Championships
Gold Medalist (Junior B)
2025 ISU Junior Skater Scholarship Recipient
2024 Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy – 2nd Place 1000m Silver
Kierana A. Laut
2025 Indonesia Open National STSS Championships (April 2025)
Alessa T. Laut: 500m and 1000m Gold, 777m Silver (Junior C)
2024 Indonesia Open National STSS Championships (April 2024)
Alessa T. Laut: 1500m Silver, 500m & 1000m Bronze
National Speed Skating Short Track Championship, ROC (Taiwan) March 9, 2026
Emma Yun: 500m Gold, 1000m Silver, 1500m Gold
National Speed Skating Short Track Championship, ROC (Taiwan) ISU Selection, May 12, 2025
Emma Yun: 1000m Silver, 1500m Bronze
National Speed Skating Short Track Championship, ROC (Taiwan), November 18, 2024
Emma Yun – 500m Gold, 1000m Gold
Desert Classic Short Track, Utah August 8-10, 2025
First short track competition of the 2026 Olympic season at the Utah Olympic Oval. Some of the top skaters and rising stars will be present to as they kick off the road to Milano. This event is a key early test, revealing how much athletes have progressed over the summer and where they stand at the start of the season. You might even catch a glimpse of future Olympians who could be competing here in Salt Lake City in 2034!
Qualified skaters include Louie Toth, Alessa Laut, Keanna Royce, Kierana Laut and Emma Yun!
NATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2026 Short Track Canada Cup Junior Final, Edmonton, AB, March 27, 2026
Keanna Royce – 15th
Gloria Han – 20th
Canadian Junior Short Track 2024-2025
Kierana Laut – Top 20
The Canadian Neo-Junior Short Track Championships features skaters aged 14 to 15 and is used to crown individual distance and overall champions for each age class. The top 60 skaters per gender category compete in groups to gain racing experience and challenge to make the podium.
Congrats to the following Tri-City Lightning skaters for representing BC this year: Arthur Yi, Gloria Han, Alexa Lim, Keanna Royce.
Canadian Neo Junior Short Track 2025 (November)
Gloria Han – 2nd Place (C2F)
Keanna Royce – 5th Place (B1F)
Alexa Lim – Top 35 Female (C2F)
Arthur Yi – Top 15 Male (B1)
Canadian Neo Junior Short Track 2024 - 2025
Louie Toth - Top 30 Male
Dain Song - Top 60 Female
Canadian Neo-Junior Short Track Championships
The Canadian Neo-Junior Long Track Championships features skaters aged 14 to 15 competing for individual distance and overall titles. The event’s structure encourages both individual racing, as well as Mass Start and Team Pursuit/Sprint events, fostering social interactions and allowing skaters to gain racing experience.
Canadian Neo-Junior Long Track Championships, January 2026, Quebec City, Quebec Congratulations to Gloria Han for representing Team BC!
Team Pursuit: Gloria Han – 2nd Place
The Canadian Junior Long Track Championships 16 to 18 competing for individual distance and overall titles in their respective gender category. Skaters accumulate points towards the end-of-season Canadian Rankings and the results are used to help select the team that will represent Canada at the World Junior Championships.
Canadian Neo-Junior Long Track Championships, January 2026, Quebec City, Quebec Congratulations to Louie Toth for representing Team BC!
Canada Cup Short Track Open 2025
Kierana Laut – 4th Overall
Canadian Youth Long Track Championship – February 2026
The Canadian Youth Long Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance features skaters ages 11 to 13 and serves as an introduction to national level competition for developing skaters and an opportunity for them to represent their province or territory on the national stage. This event provides meaningful and developmentally appropriate racing opportunities, while also focusing on the holistic development of the athletes, touching on the physical, cognitive, mental and social aspects of skating.
Congratulations to Aaron Tang for qualifying and bringing home Gold and Silver!
Youth Male 12
Aaron Tang
Gold – 300m 🥇
Silver – 500m🥈
Canadian Youth West Short Championship – March 2025
The Canadian Short Track West Championships is a national speed skating event for young athletes aged 11 to 13, serving as their introduction to national-level competition and an opportunity for them to represent their province or territory. The event crowns individual champions in various age and gender categories, includes relay and ability-based races, and focuses on the holistic development of the skaters.
March 2026, Winnipeg, MB
Congratulations to Tri-City Lightning Skaters who qualified to skate for Team BC: Nathan Xu, Nicolas Yi, Zion Choi, Zion Park, Aaron Tang, Juhan Kang, Andy Mai, Victor He, Sunny Nie, Sam Shi, Phillip Cocking, Sylvia Lang, Carly Bastien, Rachel Ku, Jayden Li, Andy Zu,
March 2025, Kamloops, BC
Congratulations to Tri-City Lightning Skaters who made it onto Team BC: Nathan Xu, Nicolas Yi, Gloria Han, Zion Choi, Zion Park, Aaron Tang, Juhan Kang, Lucas Chen, Victor He, Alexa Lim, Alessa Laut, Sunny Nie, Sam Shi, Phillip Cocking
Youth Female 13
Gloria Han
Gold – 400m 🥇
Silver – 800m 🥈
Silver – 1500m 🥈
Youth Male 12
Zion Choi
Bronze – 400m 🥉
Bronze – 1500m 🥉
Youth Male 11
Aaron Tang
Bronze – 400m 🥉
Skate-Tec Western Elite Circuit
The Skate-Tec Western Elite Circuit is a short track competition circuit focused on developing young speed skaters. It provides challenging opportunities for skaters to develop their tactical awareness and execution of learned skills. The circuit provides a fun racing atmosphere and is an introduction for most skaters to the high-performance competition stream. The Circuit typically consists of three competitions, two hosted at the Olympic Oval, and one hosted at another venue in Western Canada.
Skate-Tec Western Elite Circuit 3 –February 21-22, 2026 (Calgary Oval)
Congratulations to the following Tri-City Lightning Skaters for skating with determination and achieving some remarkable personal best times!
Neo-Junior who qualified to compete: Arthur Yi, Alexa Lim, Gloria Han, Lucas Chen!
Junior skaters who qualified to compete: Louie, Dain, Emma, Keanna and Shawn!
Skate-Tec Western Elite Circuit 2 – January 24-25, 2026 (Abbotsford, BC)
Junior Female
Dain Song
Neo Junior Male
Arthur Yi - 4th
Lucas Chen - 14th
Junior Male
Shawn Cardle
Youth Male 13
Zion Choi – 1st
Victor He – 2nd
Sam Shi – 3rd
Zion Park – 4th Nathan Xu – 5th
Andy Mai – 6th
Sunny Nie – 7th
Neo Junior Female
Gloria Han - 1st
Keanne Royce - 2nd
Emma Yun - 6th
Alex Lim - 8th
Skate-Tec Western Elite Circuit 1 - October 4-5, 2025
Junior Women
Kierana Laut - 5th
Junior Women
Dain Song - 13th
Junior Men
Louie Toth - 12th
Junior Men
Arthur Yi - 4th
Neo Junior Women
Gloria Han - 4th
Keanna Royce - 5th
Alessa Laut - 9th
Emma Yun - 10th
Alexa Lim - 15th
Skate-Tec Western Elite Circuit 2 - February 15-16, 2025
Junior Female
Kierana Laut
4th Place
Neo Junior Female
Keanna Royce
10th Place
Neo Junior Male
Shawn Cardle
22nd Place
Neo Junior Male
Louie Toth
4th Place
Neo Junior Female
Dain Song
11th Place
Neo Junior Male
Arthur Yi
9th Place
Neo Junior Female
Emma Yun
15th Place
Youth 11 Female
Rachel Ku – 3 Golds 🥇🥇🥇(400, 800, 1500)
Youth 12 Male
Nicolas Yi – 3 Golds 🥇🥇🥇(400, 800, 1500)
Juhan Kang- Bronze🥉(400)
Youth 11 Male
Jayden Li – 2 Silvers 🥈🥈(400, 1500)
Youth 13 Male
Nathan Xu - Gold🥇(400)
Zion Park- Bronze 🥉(400)
Zion Choi – Bronze 🥉(800)
Youth 12 Female
Sylvia Lang - Silver 🥈(800)
Carly Bastien - 3 Bronzes 🥉🥉🥉(400, 800, 1500)
PROVINCIAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2025 BC Short Track Championship: Team/Club of the Year: Tri-City Lightning Speed Skating Club (formerly Poco Lightning Speed Skating)
Achievement: 13 Golds, 11 Silvers, 7 Bronzes
Clara Overend Trophy – awarded to Club with most points achieved at the BCST
2025 Provincial Skater of the Year Award
The Provincial Skater of the Year will be the highest ranked skater in the province based on the ranking system as determined by the SSBC Athlete Development Committee. There will be four awards: Female Short Track, Female Long Track, Male Short Track and Male Long Track.
Skater of the Year: Long Track – Gloria Han
Skater of the Year: Short Track – Glorian Han
Sprint Challenge 2025: Youth Female – Gloria Han
Canadian Youth LT Championships: 300m Gold – Gloria Han
BC Short Track Youth Championships – March 2025
The British Columbia Short Track (BCST) Championships are held annually in March. Skaters must qualify to participate in BCST. BCST is the qualifier for Team BC x Canada Youth Short Track Championships-West.
Congratulations to our 34 Tri-City Lightning Skaters who qualified: Adalynn, Liu, Rachel Ku, Carly Bastien, Sylvia Lang, Skye Napier, Gloria Han, Keanna Royce, Alexa Lim, Emma Yun, Dain Song, Darren Chang, Aiden Kim, Timothy Song, Leo Zeng, Elsa Chen, Phillip Cocking, Oscar Liu, Luke Li, Justin Sun, Austin Sun, Andy Zu, Juhan Kang, Aaron Tang, Nicolas Yi, Zion Choi, Victor He, Andy Mai, Sunny Nie, Zion Park, Sam Shi, Nathan Xu, Arthur Yi, Shawn Cardle, Lucas Chen
Congratulations to Tri-City Lightning Skaters (formerly Poco) who qualified: Rachel Ku, Luke Li, Sylvia Lang, Gloria Han, Alessa Laut, Alexa Lim, Chloe Miao, Phillip Cocking, Juhan Kang, Aaron Tang, Nicolas Yi, Zion Choi, Victor He, Andy Mai, Sunny Nie, Zion Park, Sam Shi, Lucas Chen, Keanna Royce, Emma Yun, Dain Song, Arthur Yi, Shawn Cardle
Neo Junior Female
Keanna Royce - Silver 🥈
Youth Female 11
Sylvia Lang- Silver 🥈
Youth Female 13
Alessa Laut - Gold 🥇
Gloria Han - Silver 🥈
Youth Male 11
Nicolas Yi – Gold 🥇
Aaron Tang – Bronze 🥉
Youth Male 12
Zion Choi – Gold 🥇
Zion Park – Silver 🥈
Sam Shi – Bronze 🥉
Club Skater 10
Rachel Ku - Silver 🥈
BC Long Track Championship 2026
The British Columbia Long Track (BCLT) Championship are held annually in January. Skaters must qualify to participate in BCLT. A LT FUNale competition is typically co-hosted for those who do not qualify for BCLT.
BCLT is the qualifier for Team BC x Canadian Youth Long Track Championships.
Congrats to these skaters who represented TLSS at the 2026 BCLT Championship in Fort St. John: Nolan Lin, Phillip Cocking, Aaron Tang, Sam Shi, Sunny Nie, Gloria Han, Alex Lim.
Neo Junior Female
Gloria Han - Gold 🥇
Alexa Lim – Top 10
Club 10 Male
Luke Li – Silver 🥈
Youth Male 13
Sam Shi – Bronze 🥉 Sunny Nie – Top 6
Club 7 Male
Nolan Lin - Gold 🥇
Youth Male 12
Aaron Tang – Gold 🥇 Phillip Cocking – Bronze 🥉
Club Skater 10
Rachel Ku - Silver 🥈
Academy + BC Cup (Nov 2025)
BC Cup competitions present province-wide racing opportunities for skaters who have met minimum qualifying times. Speed Skating BC Academy training camps are held before or after BC Cup competitions and may include one-ice sessions, dryland, testing, strength and conditioning, and education.
Congratulations to Tri-City Lightning Skaters who qualified in 2025: Rachel Ku, Carly Bastien, Alexa Lim, Aaron Tang, Nicolas Yi, Zion Choi, Victor He, Nathan Xu, Sunny Nie, Zion Park, Andy Mai, Sam Shi, Juhan Kang, Phillip Cocking, Oscar Liu, Arthur Yi, Shawn Cardle, Lucas Chen, Luke Li, Aiden Kim, Darren Chang, Elsa Chen
Junior Male
Shawn Cardle – Bronze🥉
Neo Junior Male
Arthur Yi – Silver 🥈
Club Skater Male 9
Darren Chang – Silver 🥈
Neo Junior Female
Alexa Lim - Bronze 🥉
Youth Male 13
Zion Choi – Gold 🥇
Victor He – Silver 🥈
Nathan Xu – Bronze 🥉
Youth Female 12
Carly Bastien – Gold 🥇
Club Skater Male 10
Luke Li – Silver 🥈
Aiden Kim – Bronze 🥉
Youth Male 12
Aaron Tang – Gold 🥇
Nicolas Yi – Silver 🥈
Youth Female 11
Rachel Ku - Gold 🥇
Club Skater Female 9
Elsa Chen – Silver 🥈
Club 9 Male
Darren Chang – Silver 🥈
Youth 11 Female
Seoeun (Rachel) Ku – Gold 🥇
Youth 13 Male
Zion Choi – Gold 🥇 Victor He – Silver 🥈 Zion Park – Bronze 🥉
Junior Female
Dain Song - Gold 🥇
Club 10 Female
Adalynn Liu – Gold 🥇
Youth 12 Female
Carly Bastien – Gold 🥇
Sylvia Lang – Silver 🥈
Neo Junior Female
Gloria Han – Silver 🥈 Keanna Royce - Bronze🥉
Junior Male
Shawn Cardle – Silver 🥈
Club 10 Male
Luke Li – Silver 🥈 Aiden Kim - Bronze🥉
Youth 12 Male
Aaron Tang – Gold 🥇
Nicolas Yi – Silver 🥈
Neo Junior Male
Arthur Yi – Silver 🥈
Academy + BC Cup (Nov 2024)
Congratulations to Tri-City Lightning Skaters who qualified: Rachel Ku, Luke Li, Oscar Liu, Timothy Song, Leo Zeng, Sylvia Lang, Gloria Han, Alessa Laut, Alexa Lim, Chloe Miao, Skye Napier, Austin Sun, Justin Sun, Andy Zu, Phillip Cocking, Juhan Kang, Aaron Tang, Nicolas Yi, Zion Choi, Victor He, Andy Mai, Sunny Nie, Zion Park, Sam Shi, Lucas Chen, Keanna Royce, Emma Yun, Dain Song, Arthur Yi, Shawn Cardle, Louie Toth
Neo Junior Female
Keanna Royce - Silver 🥈
Dain Song – Bronze 🥉
Youth Male 12
Zion Choi – Gold 🥇
Zion Park – Silver 🥈
Nathan Xu – Bronze 🥉
Club Skater 10
Rachel Ku - Gold 🥇
Luke Li – Silver 🥈
Neo Junior Male
Louie Toth – Gold 🥇
Youth Female 11
Sylvia Lang – Silver 🥈
Club Skater 9
Adalynn Liu – Gold 🥇
Youth Female 13
Gloria Han – Gold 🥇
Alessa Laut – Silver 🥈
Alexa Lim – Bronze 🥉
Youth Male 11
Nicolas Yi – Gold 🥇
Aaron Tang – Silver 🥈
2024 Provincial Skater of the Year Award
Neo-Junior Short Track: Kierana Laut
Neo-Junior Long Track: Louie Toth
Junior Long Track: Beth Smith
2026 BC Winter Games – Castlegar, BC
Fresh off Canada’s 10 medals haul at the Milano, Cortina in Speed Skating, our very own Tri-City Lightning team of 17 qualified skaters brought home 30 individual and relay medals!
Congrats to the following top provincial skaters: Carly Bastien, Phillip Cocking, Zion Choi, Victor He, Juhan Kang, Sylvia Lang, Andy Mai, Skye Napier, Sunny Nie, Zion Park, Sam Shi, Austin Sun, Justin Sun, Aaron Tang, Nathan Xu, Nicolas Yi, and Andy Zu.
U14 Category
Aaron Tang – 3 Golds, 2 Silvers, 1 Bronze 🥇🥇🥇 🥈🥈 🥉
Zion Choi – 2 Golds, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 🥇🥇🥈 🥉
Nicolas Yi - 2 Golds, 1 Silver 🥇🥇🥈
Victor He – 1 Silver, 2 Bronzes 🥈 🥉 🥉
Sylvia Lang – 1 Gold, 1Silver 🥇🥈
Sam Shi – 2 Silvers 🥈🥈
Juhan Kang – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze 🥈 🥉
Sunny Nie – 2 Bronzes 🥉🥉
Phillip Cocking – 1 Gold 🥇
Zion Park – 1 Silver 🥈
Austin Sun – 1 Silver 🥈
Carly Bastien – 1 Bronze 🥉
Nathan Xu – 1 Bronze🥉
We want to thank our wonderful coaches: Lucy Lee and Barbara Beck who have always supported our skaters! Thank you to our Zone 4 Coach Sophie Rigney and Supervisor Minh Tang. Finally, thank you a big shout to our selected Young Officials: Arthur Yi, Keirana Laut, Alessa Laut and Keanna Royce.
2026 BC Winter Games Leadership Bursary Winner: Alessa Laut!
2024 BC Winter Games
Our Tri-City Lightning team skaters of Kierana Laut, Louie Toth, Dain Son, Jacky Ru, Shawn Cardle, Gloria Han, Arthur Yi, Alessa Laut, Alexa Lim, Emma Yung, Keanna Royce, Chloe Miao represented our zones very well! Congratulations and a huge shout out to our skaters, coaches, parents - supervisors and young officials!
We earned 34 medals: 18 Gold, 7 Silver, 9 bronze.
U16 Category
Kierana Laut - 5 Golds 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Louie Toth - 5 Golds 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Dain Song - 1 Gold, 2 Bronzes 🥇🥉🥉
U14 Category
Gloria Han – 5 Golds 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Arthur Yi - 1 Gold, 4 Silvers 🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈
Alessa Laut - 1 Gold, 2 Silvers, 1 Bronze 🥇🥈🥈🥉
Alexa Lim - 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze 🥇🥈🥈🥉
Emma Yun - 2 Bronzes 🥉🥉
Keanna Royce - 2 Bronzes 🥉🥉
Young Officials: Caroline Dong, Theory Havelka and Eunice Ding
Coaches: Lucy Lee, Barb Beck, and Zone Coach Ariana
Parent Volunteers: Nick Toth and Alena Yi