Top tuition available to SC skaters

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GIVING BACK: World champion speedskater Nicole Begg, left, is to give free coaching lessons every Sunday up until Christmas as a way of saying thanks to the people of South Canterbury who have supported her. Also helping out will be her mother Cheryl, centre, also a former world champion, and German international Tina Struver, right.

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The Caroline Bay skating rink could well be the place to be this Sunday with two speedskating world champions offering free lessons.

Nicole Begg and her mother Cheryl have decided to take time out to encourage others into the sport which has made them both world champions.

The lessons are open to those who just want to learn while the trio will also help anyone who wants to try and go a bit faster.

The pair along with German international Tina Struver hope to rekindle interest also in the skating rink holding the lessons every Sunday up until Christmas.

Anyone interested in seeing Nicole in action can go along as she will also show how fast she can go around the 166m track, while she and Tina will also skate in Saturday's Santa Parade through Stafford St.

Sunday's lessons will take place between 2pm and 3.30pm.

Entry into the rink will be $2, with skates available for hire or children can bring their own.

Nicole said a helmet was essential while other protective gear could be worn but was not a necessity.

Nicole won her second world championship in Korea this year while Cheryl was a world champion three times in 1981, 1990 and 1992.

Cheryl also saw the transition from quad skates, winning her last title with inline skates.

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