Ranya Ezzi Short Track Speedskater

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Kolomna Russia

Hi Everyone,

I am tomorrow skating the 1500m and 500m, it is going to be a long day!

It is still the qulaification of the olympics...
You can follow the race/results on: www.isu.org

/Ranya

Sunday, November 10, 2013

First Olympic qualifying week...

Hi Everyone,

I finally have internet in Italy..!

I raced friday the 1500m and 500m. I got through the first round on the 1500m and was overall placed 37...
500m I did not go through I got 3rd in the race...

On the 1000m was not good. I got last in the race just too tierd in my legs of this first qualifying week. I hope things will turn around...

I know I am stronger and just have to skate the best I can, I have done that and will continue with that in russia next week.
There is still 1 week to go of the olympic qualifications. And I cant wait for next week in Kolomna Russia.

/Ranya

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Home alittle

Hi Everyone,

I am home alittle before leaving for 4-5th World Cup and the first week is in Turino Italy second weeks will be in Kolomna Russia of the Olympic Qualification.
It always nice to be home but jetlegs are never fun...
These two weeks will be important in order to qualify to the Olympics and I am looking forward to it.

/Ranya


Saturday, October 19, 2013

Better and better

Hi Everyone,

I finally feel healthy and strong again, after this long and complicated flu. It is easy to forgett how much you can do in one day when your not sick:)

I am here now in Salt lake city and I am enjoying training here. I see the mountains everyday from the house I am staying at and I like that the sun is shinning as it would be a nice sommer day in Sweden.

I will be here alittle time more before I get home and prepare a short time before my qualifying olympic world cups.

To be in Salt lake before these important world cups is good I get to just focus on my trianing..

/Ranya

Saturday, October 12, 2013

World Cup 1-2 and training camp Salt lake city

Hi everyone!

I wanted to write about my racing in Shanghai, China. But I forgott that when you are in China you cant use Blog, Facebook, ect.

My racing started really good in Shanghai on the 1500m I got through the round and I was going to skate the Saturday quaterfinals. But the night before thursday racing I was already getting sick and I did not sleep alot that night. My 500m on thursday did not go very well because I did not have more energi that day. Friday 1000m was hard because I was getting more sick and I new I had to save my self for the 1500m next day.
I skated the saturday and to be soo sick I still manage to be with the other girls and in to the finish line I was last but right behind.. That is very positive.

So after that I got more fever and more sick and it was horrible. I left Shanghai to get to seoul and I thought I have just a cold, but I found out in Seoul, South Korea that I had the flu and one that is not easy to get off...

I stayed in Seoul the hole World Cup week without getting in to the ice rink..
I got home for 1,5 day to sort out some things, and after I flue to Salt lake city to train here before the olympic qualifying. I am still recovering from my flu, but I have started to train both ice and off ice.
It is high altitude and I am alot jetlegd, so I am working on drinking alot of water and try to get to sleep on the right time.


The flu was not good but I will work hard when I am fully recoverd:)!

In the picture is the arena in Shanghai

/Ranya


Monday, September 2, 2013

Season is comming soon...

Hi Everyone,

The Competition season is almost here.
Right now I focus on training, I wont go to University this fall. Because I want to  focus on the Olympic Qualifying event that is this fall.
3,5 week to go until I skate my first World Cup of the season...

Ranya

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Radio!:)

Hi Everyone,

I am finally on ice at home, and I must say right now I don't want to skate anywhere else... It is really nice ice!

Last friday I was at a local radio station. Below you can listen to it but it is in swedish:)

http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=2576&grupp=18437&artikel=5613498#srcomments

Monday, July 15, 2013

Weekend was fun:)

Hi Everyone,

I had a good weekend. On friday evening I was inlining with Malmö Night Skate.
Some fridays in the summer there is a lot of people who will inline together in town. We inline slow so everyone can come along. It does not cost any thing and you meet a lot of fun people:) I was helping out as "blocker" who will stop traffic with the police, so that we don't have anyone driving on the lane we are inlining on. I saw this kind of event first time in Paris about 10 years ago:).
But they were going really fast in the streets of Paris.

Training is going as usual and that is my focus and has been all summer. I did not find a job this summer:(.

I would like to remind everyone that, you can donate money to support my way to Sochi. I would like to get on camps where I can focus on just training and getting ready for the qualifying olympics. On the right side of the blog I explain more about the donation. You can ask question on the comments under this text.






Sunday, July 7, 2013

Another week mostly off ice...

Hi Everyone,

I have very few ice practise in the week right now, I cant wait to be on the ice more!!! We have eight ice rinks in Malmö. But in the summer most of them are closed down. Right now we have one that is open, it is not one of the two ice rinks I normally train on, but the most important thing is to be on ice. I really want to get back on my normal arena!

In the picture above is me doing what is called "dry skate" which means you train off ice the straight away technique as you would do on ice.

When it comes to barefoot shoes, there are now a lot of different kinds. And you just have to try some to find the one you feel good in.:) The barefoot shoes in this picture I like specially when I do skating exercise, and I have also find out that they are nice to run in too.


Sunday, June 30, 2013

Summer training with my new vivobarefoot shoes

Hi Everyone,

I am at the moment training at home. A lot of training in front of me and I like it:)

I would like to write about the shoes I have now. Barefoot shoes... I started walking with my first pair already in December last year and gradually running. It takes some time to train a different running technique, which is the main focus for me. You feel everything when you walk or run in them. If it is concrete or sand or stones.. I feel that I have a better feeling underneath when I train specially when I do skating exercises, what I mean is that I need to use more muscles then before and work more on my balance. If I walk in regular shoes I feel like I am walking in bad high heels..
I have now 4 pairs of barefoot shoes...

Below you see my latest pair of Vivobarefoot..
 Here I am warming up in my light shoes:)


Monday, May 20, 2013

Swedish Olympic Camp

Hi Everyone,

Last week I was little outside of Stockholm on a kick off for the Olympics, that will be held next year 2014 in February. We where doing fitting for the Olympic clothes and we got our photos taken and other preparation if you make it to the Olympics. It is a lot to do before the Qualifying Olympic World Cups that will in November be in Torino, Italy and Moscow, Russia.
A sport journalist from the local newspaper in Malmö, wrote about me being at the event on their blog. You can get to the blog on the link below:

http://blogg.sydsvenskan.se/horisontmalmo/2013/05/07/olympiern-ezzi-vill-hjalpa-redhawks/

As we don't have ice for 11 weeks back home in Malmö, I have to go a broad. I will soon train somewhere else to get the ice time that is important in the summer. It will be a lot of traveling time again, as it was before my injury. It is fun and I am looking forward to a interesting season!:)

I did my last exam in april at the University and I am taking 1 year off school to just focus on the Olympics. I have around 2 more years part time at the University before my bachelor degree is done:)

If you can and want to, please sponsor my way to the Olympics in Sochi.
I need to be on ice as much as possible this summer and the only way is to go abroad.
On the right side of the blog you can click on the button "donate" at Paypal. It is safe and easy.
Please donate.

/Ranya:)

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Traning is going good!

Hi Everyone,

I have now ended my first part of the new season.
The first weeks was to finally adapt the last part of the calf problems. Now after I have changed alot in my training and started a new ground for the season. It feels much easier to start the next part of my season.
I am on  ice and off training is going well. I have even changed my running technique, that makes it better when I run so my muscles feels good and I have a better "run feeling".

It was worried when I was injured, because I have dreamed when I was injured, how it would feel to skate smooth, with no pain. I still have alot to get right though.
Looking back on the last season I have skated good enough without the technique or strength in my muscles, that I know I can have. It feels ok:) That is a nice positiv thought:)!

I want to thank everyone that has been supporting me thoguht the good and really bad times of my journey towards the Olmypics! Now it is time to just still fokus on the Olympics and make it as good as possible!

/Ranya

Friday, February 22, 2013

Season 2013-2014

Hi Everyone,

I have decided to stop this season now, because I want to start planing for next season instead.
Next season is the Olympics and because I was injured for soo long, I really want to focus on training and what I have to do get to the Olympics. Their is alot of planing and I feel it is right now a waist of time and money to spend it on the World Championship when I know I need to be more fit. I am strong but I know that I can be on a higher level and I can only get there if I train on my weakness now.

I am going to do what is best for me, and no one else.

Ranya

Friday, February 15, 2013

Radio Today!! In Swedish

Hi Everyone,

Today I was again on the Radio, the programs name is "Fredagspanelen" the subject is " Påven, Hästkött, Påven".
You can listen to it on this link below (it is all in swedish):

http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2576

Last week I was in Dresden for the World Cup, on the trip to get there was brutal. But finally after over 35 hours we were finally there. I was going first from Russia to Sweden but we had to get direct to Germany because times was running out.

Competing was ok, but I really want to get back to real hard training so I can get to the level I know I can be on:) I have my goals and that means even you do ok, you still focus higher up, and that is right if you want to get better or best:)


Ranya

Thursday, January 31, 2013

WORLD CUP 5 SOCHI, RUSSIA

Hi everyone,

Ok so now we start, the world cup, and test the olympic arena before the olympicsstarts next year, that will be held here...

I will be skating tomorrow 1500m first around 12 o´clock here in Sochi, that is 3 hours before swedish local time.

Later on of the day I will skate 1000 m. As normal on the world cup you skate the distance that your team leader/coach has decided and tomorrow is the qualifing day. If you have not qualified you have a second chance in the morning to try again, on saturday or sunday depending on the distance.

I took some time to look around alittle.
 The first picture is the Olympic ice rink for Short Track and Figure skating at the olympics.



In the second picture I have a bit of the long track rink to the left and on the right I have the training rink for Short track and figureskating.



In the third last picutre you have the training rink for Short Track, so when there is figureskating or we are not aloud on the olympic ice rink we will train here.


It is really interesting how thing looks now and what will be later... 1 year to go but still alot to build and I cant understand how they will be on time but they probly will be ready with the buildings and roads and other things that has to be build.

Here is the link to the event this weekend, the results and live results:
http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11212100000017

If you want more info about the competition go on  www.isu.org

Ranya

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Olympic arena Iceberg

Hi everyone,

Here is the arena called "Iceberg" for Short Track and Figure skating at the Olympics 2014 Sochi, Russia:)

It feels like the arena is smaller than the Vancouver Olympic Arena 2010....
I am going to take more pictures hopefully I can put up other pictures as well!

Please write on "comments" under this message and let me know what you think of this arena...

Ranya




SOCHI RUSSIA

Hi everyone,

I am now in Sochi, the olympic city for next year. I will do the world cup 5 here this weekend.

It is raining now but it is not cold here and it is close to the beach:)

Ranya

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Radio this morning!

Ok so I have been on the radio this morning from 7-9.

I will come back there again, in 3 weeks.... It was fun and now here is the link to listen, but it is in swedish:) hehe will be hard to translate that!:)
Click on my name on that website:)
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2576&artikel=5418506

Ranya

Radio

Hej nu på morgonen ska jag vara på radio kanalen din gata 100,6. Ska vara där från 7-9 och efter ska jag försöka få fram just denna morgons radio clipp för ni som inte har kunnat lyssna nu på morgonen:)

Ranya

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Comments and Info

Hi everyone, thanks for the support at the event here in Malmö this weekend.

I would also say thanks to the support on the comments from family and friends!!!
I will soon fly to Sochi Russia, for World cup 5, looking forward to it soo much!


Här kommer ett meddelande till Anders Ågren, tack för ditt brev innan tävlingen, jag hade skrivit på de bilder du ville ha och hade fått en hel del autografer från andra åkare. Jag la kuveret på en hylla för att jag skulle ta det sen, kommer efter tävlingen och allt är slängt och jag får hjälp av andra och vi hittar inte brevet till dig:(. Eftersom jag skulle posta det så fick jag ta det efter tävlingen, men jag hittade inte den igen:( Om du någon gång skriver brev till mig igen kommer jag hålla hårt i det! Jag tycker det är viktigt att du vet att jag verkligen skrev och har haft dig i tankarna. Hoppas allt är bra med dig...

Ranya


Sunday, January 20, 2013

Swedish record!!!

Hi,

Malmö European Championship is over and today I finally could skate strong:)

1.33.8 on the 1000m was a perfekt end of the competition:)

It means that I am really on the right path to my goals:)

Ranya

1000m today!

Hi everyone,

Today sunday is the last day of the competition and i will skate the 12.15..

Ranya

Saturday, January 19, 2013

500m today!!!

Hi everyone,

Today it is the 500m it starts after 12.30:)

For last message there was a link to the result on www.isu.org

Ranya

Friday, January 18, 2013

1500m today, European Championship

Hi everyone,

I will start after 15 pm today....
There has been alot of media around me and it is good:) I dont have al information when tv and newpaper  will publish my intervju, but there is more to come:)

You can fallow the races on this link below:

http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11212100000012

Hej på er,

Här ovan är linken till resulaten, man kan följa det direkt och jag tävlar efter 15.
Det har skrivits mycket i media och det kommer mer.
Jag hoppas det kommer många för att tittar, det är så spännande som jag berättar i media kom och se själv:)

Ranya

Monday, January 14, 2013

European Championship this weekend!!! MALMÖ

Hi everyone,

This week is the European Championship in Malmö!:)

Today I was in the Metro newspaper and on SVT again but in the program called "Landet runt" from 13 january.
It is alot of media, and I really hope many will come and support me at the competion this weekend. So they can really see the sport SHORT TRACK!:)
If you would like to write a comment, please do so under this message, click on comments and fallow the instructions:)

Hej allihopa,

Denna veckan är det EM i Malmö!:)

Idag var jag i Metro tidningen och på SVT igen men i ett annat program som heter landet runt. Det var repris idag så om man vill se det på svtplay can man se efter den 13 januari.
Det är mycket media just nu och jag hoppas många kommer och hejar på i helgen! So det verkligen får reda på hur sporten Short Track funkar.

Om du vill lägga en kommentar kan ni göra det under detta inlägg, det är bara att klicka på Comments och följa instruktionerna:)

Ranya!!!

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Finally on tv!!! Today

Hi Everyone,

It is hard to tell when I was going to be on tv.
This evning I was on tv, this clipp below is linkt to the webpage:

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/953069/mot-sveriges-hopp-i-shorttrack

Klicka på länken ovan för att se mitt repotage om mig på SVT SPORT:)

Ranya

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Wrong information!!!

Sorry everyone,

I got the information that I was going to be on tv today from the reporter yesterday but it was not. I will have to find out when it is on, sometimes the reporter do not know 100% when the clipp they have made will be on tv. 

To be continued....

Ranya

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Reportage at SVT2 SPORT!

Hi everyone,

I have will be on SVT2 Sportnytt, thuesday the 8th Jan evning at 10 pm.

If you miss it live on tv, there is a new chance on the website www.svtplay.se I will link it tomorrow so you can see it.

Ranya

Hej på er!

Jag kommer att vara med på Sportnytt på SVT2 kl 22.00 den 8 jan.

Om ni missar programmet live på tv, kan ni se det senare efter sändningen på svtplay.se, jag kommer också att lägga upp det här på bloggen.

Ranya

1 week more before European Championship starts!


So now I have one more hard training week before preparing the last on the week of the European Championship. In Malmö you can see me on many posters. I am training the best I can to prepare!:)
To be injured for so long I can finally smile again. I really have done the right thing and I am proud for that. I will give the best I have, both my calfs have been the problem and they are finally getting less painfull:) for me that is a big relief.

Ranya