2026 101st Annual St. Louis Silver Skates

www.gatewayspeedskating.org

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 February 22nd, 2026

Schedule:

7:00 – 7:30am – Check In

7:50 – 8:25am – Warm-ups *

8:40am – National Anthem

8:45am – Racing starts

2:30pm – Racing ends

* Warm-up groups to be determined by entries and posted the day of the meet

Racing Formats:

The St. Louis Silver Skates Meet 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: Register online at https://app.sportmingle.com/register-guest

Watch this video for step by step instructions. Scroll down and select "All Videos"

and then "Guest Account Creation."

Registration opens at 12:00AM (midnight) on Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 and closes at 11:59PM on

Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026.

Cost is $50 per skater with a $100 family cap.

Meet Director: Phil Habecker at phingerprint@yahoo.com

Registration Questions: Shilpa Swarup - call/txt 6364388683 or email at

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/10C0A4EACAE2FA0FCCE9-61885021-2026