Glide

Glide during Marble League 2021

**Glide** is a former member and the current coach of the Gliding Glaciers. Glide is famous for placing 3rd in 100 Meter Water Race out of 28 teams, getting the team's only medal before the old roster retired. They're also known for recruiting the current roster of the team and being the second coach in the Marble League who has been a team member of the team before.

Glide competed in Marble League 2018 Qualifiers alongside the team and participated in two off-season runs before the team decided to retire from the competition. In 2021, they recruited the current roster of the team and became the Gliding Glaciers' new coach. They led the team to finish 3rd in Marble League 2021.

## History

### Pre-Marble League

The Gliding Glaciers come from the island city of Glidavik. The four original members attended the University of Snoronto and met Glacier, who quickly joined the friendship group. They eventually started to train together at the university gym, where they encountered the Snowballs. The groups did not initially get along, becoming rivals in both academic and athletic competitions, so they decided to hold tournaments against each other in a variety of winter sports. News of their competitions started to spread internationally and came to the attention of Jelle Bakker. As the Snowballs were leading the competition at the time, Jelle invited them to compete in Marble League 2016, which they accepted.

Both the Snowballs and the Gliding Glaciers graduated in Spring 2016, ending their university rivalry. The Glaciers moved to Kebearing. The team finalized their design of their artificial bobsled track and construction started in the summer. Once completed, they planned to hold a friendly round to celebrate. Unfortunately, only the Snowballs were available to contact, and they accepted. During the competition, the Gliding Glaciers set a track record of 6.588 seconds, over a second faster than the Snowballs. This was the final of the showdown, and this led to them winning the showdown 3-2.

Following their recent success, the Gliding Glaciers decided to apply for participation in the Marble League 2017 Qualifiers, and Jelle gratefully accepted. Unfortunately, the team's application was revoked by the rules committee not long after, due to their uniform being too similar to the uniform of the Jawbreakers. Their place was later given to the Quicksilvers. The Purple Stars were also to take part in the Qualifiers, but withdrew for an unrelated reason.

### 2018

    The Gliding Glaciers were cleared to participate in Marble League 2018 and competed in the Qualifiers. The team were deliberately placed in a different group from the Jawbreakers to minimize confusion. Expectations were high for the Gliding Glaciers due to the winter theme of the events, giving them enough confidence to take on the competition. However, the team performed poorly and stayed in last in their Group for the entirety of the Qualifiers throughout the Qualifiers, they did not score a single top three finish out of the four events. They watched Marble League 2018 from the stands.

    The Gliding Glaciers competed in two off-season events, the Marble League 2018 Consolation Race and the 100 Meter Water Race. In the latter, the team, represented by Glide, surprised most of their opponents by overcoming them and finishing third, behind the Jungle Jumpers and the Limers. It was the highest point of the team's professional sports career ever. However, Glide came away feeling conflicted after their unexpected success. Much like the rest of the team, Glide began to feel that the five would be better off sailing oceans and climbing mountains instead of competing in marble sports.

During the Amazing Maze Marble Race, it was announced that the Gliding Glaciers had retired and would thus not participate in the Marble League 2019 Qualifiers. Reporters and sports observers attempted to contact the team, only to find out that they had disbanded. The five former members set off on an adventure to explore the entirety of their home island. They climbed to the top of one of the glaciers and watched the sun rise. They then raced down the slopes in bobsleds, thrilled by the feeling of truly enjoying their lives away from the stress of the competition.

### 2019-2020

Despite having disbanded, the Gliding Glaciers had not ruled out a return to marble sports. They joined the acclaimed travel company Atlas Marbura in early 2019 and lead the northernmost branch in Glidavik, writing travel guides. They also worked with the JMRC in 2020 to help Stynth travel across Marblearth. Also in 2020, they were contacted by the JMRC for their artificial bobsled track designs. The JMRC requested the design for the purpose of the Marble League Winter Special. The Glaciers sent the plans to them free of charge.

### 2021

Candy, the captain of the Jawbreakers, called up Glide shortly after the Marble League Winter Special. The team was planning on retiring and wanted to inform the Glaciers of the news first due to the Glacier's original rejection. Glide thanked Candy for the opportunity to take their place but declined. Glide later had an idea to recruit a new team to compete in their name. Glide told the rest of the team and they all supported the decision, with Glacie offering their home in Glidavik as a place for the new members to stay.

Glide traveled across Marblearth looking for new members to reform the Gliding Glaciers. The first member Glide recruited was Alpine from Old Zeldan, an island off the coast of Oceania, who was competing in The Bourne Network for the Foresters. The second member was Frost from Vanillsinki who was competing in the Marble Sports Games in Philamarblia for the Valiant Vanillas. The third member was Polar from Marblyland who was competing for the Orcas. The fourth member was Iceberg from Bermenghank who was competing in the Marble Games for the Icebergs. The fifth and final member was Sheet from Sheetersburg. When Glide returned to Glidavik with the team, Glace offered to become manager of the team.

## Career Events

 2018
 Total

Note: Events include any kind of individual & team events (friendly events, other tournaments etc.)

## Individual Career Points

### Summary

 2018
 Total

## Coaching Statistics

### Summary

Note: Medals aren't awarded for Qualifiers or Friendly Rounds

### Marble League

#### Qualifiers/Friendlies

 2022F | 4
 Total

#### Main Tournament

 2022 | 16
 Total

## Trivia

* Glide is the only marble to be a captain and later be the coach of a same team.
	+ Glide is one of the two marbles to be an athlete and later be the coach of the same team, following Tide.

## Gallery

Glide in the starting gate of Marble League 2018 Consolation RaceGlide during Marble League 2021Glide along with the team on the podium of Marble League 2021
## References

1. ↑ Skystrykr (2nd January 2019). The teams not participating in 2019 MarbleLympics Qualifiers.. Reddit.
2. ↑ Stynth, The Emperor (30th June 2021). RetRollSpective – Gliding Glaciers. Project Marblearth.