Twickenham short track speed skater Olivia Weedon insists it’s all systems go from here on out after kick-starting her international season with a personal best in Turin.

Weedon headed to Italy last weekend to represent Great Britain at the first round of the 2015/2016 ISU Star Class competition.

It was the first time the 13-year-old had been called up to represent her country at that level, although last season she competed at the Europa Cup Final.

And buoyed by a summer of solid training, which saw her spend time in Germany, Weedon did not disappoint, making the C final of the 500m and setting a new personal best en route.

She also competed in the 1000m and 1500m against skaters who were sometimes up to two years older than her, with a culmination of her results placing her 16th overall.

And while there is now a few weeks break until the next round, St Catherine’s School pupil Weedon insisted she would be training hard in the meantime to maintain her standards.

“I was really pleased with how things went in Turin, especially with getting a new personal best in the 500m,” said Weedon.

“I was also able to work on a few technical things and achieved the goals I set out to do. I need to work a bit on my overtaking as I got penalised in the 1000m but it’s all about the experience."

“It was good to finally be able to put the practice into play. I had been training all summer, I had a week in Germany and a week in Sheffield too."

“I had never been to a proper European international competition like that before so it was amazing to finally get that experience."

“I have a competition in Nottingham this Sunday and then hopefully I can make the team for some more Star Class events, there’s one in Belgium in December which I want to go to.”

Weedon does not have to look far when it comes to advice with uncle Jon Eley a three-time Olympic short track speed skater while her aunt Joanna Williams appeared at two Games.

And the up and coming star insists there is no danger of her losing focus, despite a promising start to the season.

“My aim this season is to try and be successful in an A final and also hopefully qualify for next year’s European Championships in the junior category,” she added.

“Last year I was one of the oldest in my groups but now I’ve moved up so I’m up against older people but it’s all just about doing my best."

“I’ve been skating since I was four years old, I just enjoy the speed and the thrill of it all when you are out on the ice."

“I’m training two to three times a week so it’s quite hard to fit around my school work but my school is really goo and gives me work to do when I’m away.”

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