Duluth Area Speedskating Club

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**Duluth Area Speedskating Club**

Location:	Duluth, Minnesota
President:	Art Rannikko
Colors:	Blue, White, and Black
Contact:	(218) 728-6123
Website:	[1]

The Duluth Area Speedskating Club is a long track speedskating organization located in the Duluth-Superior region. Members of the club, both novice and advanced, compete in long track speedskating competitions in various parts of the United States, including Roseville, Minnesota, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Butte, Montana. The current coach for novice skaters is Craig Frey and the current coach for advanced skaters is Andrey Zhuikov.

The club has a hundred year history in the Duluth area and are currently located in the Chester Bowl Park area. The skaters practice on a 150-200 meter oval (depending on the season), half the size of a standard 400 meter long track oval. Despite the lack of facilities other clubs may have, DASC boasts skaters who medal at national competitions and even a skater who has moved on to the US National Team, Anna Ringsred.