2012 Victoria Kettlebell Sport Classic
The 2012 Victoria Kettlebell Sport Classic was one of the sweetest meets I’ve experienced to date! Linda Gilmour and family put on an exciting, professional, and flawless meet with everything from a free ART therapist onsite to Kettlebell cupcakes for all the participants. Aside from lifting in a state-of-the-art venue, we had the opportunity to see some old friends and make new ones in this beautiful British Columbia city. Cate Imes (she put on a clinic with the 22kg snatch – btw), Charlie Fornelli, and many Victoria Kettlebell Team members put on a high quality show by upholding WKC standards in all their sets.
This was also a special occasion for the IC as Melissa Swanson becomes the 6th Master of Sport on our team! She claimed the Biathlon rank by performing 130 jerks and 130 snatches with the 20kg kettlebell. Melissa has worked tirelessly for the past two years to make her mark on the sport and today she solidified her place amongst the best in the country.
Surya clinches her second “Best Lifter Award” of her career by out-repping everyone in the Biathlon total (moving 11,968 pounds in less than 20 minutes).
Brenda hit a personal best in the 14kg Biathlon and now moves comfortably into the 16kg division.
Jen Cord, with only 2 weeks of KB sport training for this event (post injury), put on a beautiful showing with the 16kg bell.
I regret that Maya had to miss this momentous occasion since every one of our lifters achieved personal accolades today. She would have loved to have been there to witness the achievements first hand.
I’m extremely proud of all of these lady lifters. I continue to learn from them everyday!
Best,
Steven
Oh how i wish i was there!!!! I’m so proud of these strong women! And nice work coach!
AND, OMG congratulations Melissa! That bell is a beast and you are so awesome. xoxoxo
I continue to be awed by the achievements of this team! Having witnessed first hand all of the hard work and dedication, it’s fantastic to see such positive results. Congratulations to all of you!
woohoo! you all are awesome! congratulations to each of you.
Congratulations! You gals rock! On and off the platform. Persistence and solid work ethic pays off.
Congratulations to everyone who competed, what an accomplishment. You’re an inspiration to everyone for your commitment and hard work.
This was a great event, Linda thought of everything a lifter could need and want. And Victoria is stunningly beautiful, I hear we lucked out with the weather but I will pretend it’s always perfectly clear and warm. I am already looking forward to going again next year! I am SO proud of Melissa, Brenda and Surya, and always so honored to be a part of the IC squad. We really are amazingly lucky to have Steven and Maya teaching, coaching, mentoring, counseling, advising, and accompanying us all on this journey. Thank you so much for all you do, you don’t know how much, I for one, appreciate it.
I was very inspired by you all this weekend.
It’s true, Linda put so much thought into every little detail of this event (my favorite was the chocolate kettlebell cupcakes we got during awards!) and was incredibly hospitable from beginning to end. I am so honored to be a part of the IC team and so grateful to my teammates, those at the comp and at home, for their support (special shout-out to Jen C for the emotional support as prepared to go for this rank
!!) And to Steve and Maya, you both inspire me everyday to improve and learn, I can’t thank you enough for all the tailored work outs, consultations, advice on every aspect of lifting/comps, supervised and videoed sets, and presence at our most important, vulnerable moments… you both go above and beyond and we love you for it! Btw Maya, you were missed this weekend!!
Wow–truely impressive results–I highly recognize the tremendous skill and hard work that went into these competitative efforts–congratulations to the whole team
I am so glad Victoria was a positive experience all around for the IC team! Having the weather cooperate was a fabulous bonus for you guys though! Thank you all for the kind words about your trip to Victoria……But to tell you the truth, it was was meeting Steven and Maya and all the amazing lifters at the IC that inspired me. When I started on my sport lifting journey with WKC and wanted to help promote Kettlebell Sport in Victoria, it was very important to me to deliver a quality event . I always enjoy spending time with all of you and learning from your experiences, then sharing it all with my lifters. Now WKC finally makes it to Western Canada! ( and the most beautiful location too of course!!) Thank you Steven & Maya and the Ice Chamber for your continued support and inspiration…… It was my pleasure to host you in Victoria!
It was a lovely weekend in Victoria! Definitely one
of my favorite events to date. Linda and her amazing team
were generous hosts and ran an impeccable meet.
Thank you to our hosts, our coaches Steve and Maya, our families
and my awesome team mates. Brenda and Jen you rocked
it and I so enjoyed watching you lift. Melissa – a giant
Congrats on an incredible accomplishment. Very cool!
A special shout out to Steve for taking such amazing care
of us this weekend. You were there every step
of the way down to the last moment when you
delivered each of us safely back to our doorsteps. Thank you!
Nice Work Linda! I’ll have to put this in the calendar for next year! Nice Job Ladies!
Melissa… Wow!!! Great job! This is only the beginning for you! Keep it up! This sport needs more lifters like you and the rest of your Team!
Steven and Maya continue to set the bar higher every time they send lifters out on the platform! Thank you for sticking to the high standards that this sport so desperately needs!
So proud of you all and so lucky to be able to train with you! Can’t wait to hear all the details on Wednesday.
My favorite thing about kettlebell sport is the sense of urgency everyone has to improve technique in the weeks and days leading up to a competition. PRs for Brenda, Surya, Melissa, and Jen were fantastic to witness! Everyone at IC is proud x 1000 of each one of you! Huge congratulations to you Melissa!! You have worked so hard and you continue to excel. Keep paving the way!
I very much admire the commitment each of you give to such a challenging sport. Congrats to each of the IC KB lifters – Melissa, Surya, Brenda, and Jen – for your achievements this past weekend!
Way to go, ladies!!!
We love ya!
Steph and Joe