Members of the team travelled to Team Florida country, Ocala Florida, for the second stop on the US Cup season. It was quite the star-studded affair with top skaters from around the country and even a few from other countries. Names like Chad Hedrick, Harry Vogel, Fourth Lacey and Chad "Bird" Burdzilauskas burned up the men's pro ranks. While Julie Glass, Cheryl Motula (Ezell), Jessica Smith and Kimberly Derrick showed us what the pro ladies could do.

Ocala

It was GT's own Ryan Cox, however, who showed us how it's done. Ryan took a blazing flyer in the pro men's 1500M final and won it running away. The Pro men's "last man out" was also quite a race. It started out with a massive pileup which took down about a dozen skaters--including Ryan--and ended with a sweet head-to-head battle between Chad Hedrick and Ryan. Unfortunately, Ryan tangled with Chad near the end of the race and took a second fall, ending his hopes for a first place finish.

Pro Men Results

Ryan Cox - 3rd overall indoors
Nathan Lobo - 25th overall indoors

Ryan Cox - 9th after 2 outdoor stages
Justin Simane - 43rd after 2 outdoor stages
Nathan Lobo - 48th after 2 outdoor stages

Pro Ladies Results

Jillian Rookard - 4th overall indoors
Lucrecia Lobo - 11th overall indoors

Jillian Rookard - 9th after 2 outdoor stages
Lucrecia Lobo - 16th after 2 outdoor stages

Age Division Skaters

Mike and Jackie Smith both got placements in the Grand Masters division.

The following GT skaters competed at Ocala and fared quite well:

Gregory Gorman, Katie Heffelfinger, Jono Gorman, Daniel McCarley, Anthony Marinelli, Brittany Simane, David Dean, Adam Lombardi, Shane Humphreys, Johnny Pardee & Tracy Starling.

If we missed you, let us know and we'll add you to the list.