Additional Information
Highlights
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Olympic Winter Games |
2 | Team Pursuit | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 3:41.58 |
8 | 10000 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 13:31.78 |
World Single Distances Championships |
1 | Team Pursuit | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 3:41.72 |
2 | Team Pursuit | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 3:43.42 |
3 | 5000 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 6:16.28 |
3 | 10000 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 13:12.66 |
6 | 5000 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 6:23.84 |
7 | 1500 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 1:46.83 |
9 | 1500 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 1:46.26 |
10 | 10000 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 13:33.79 |
12 | 5000 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 6:28.88 |
12 | 10000 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 13:40.41 |
22 | 1500 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 1:49.93 |
World Allround Championships |
2 | Big Combination | 2010 | Heerenveen, NED | 149.558 |
5 | Big Combination | 2011 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 147.693 |
6 | Big Combination | 2012 | Moscow, RUS | 152.295 |
13 | Big Combination | 2013 | Hamar, NOR | 112.318 |
World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
Season | Overall | 1000m | 1500m | 5000/10000m | MS 20 laps |
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2013/2014 | 32 | - | 25 | 5 | - |
2012/2013 | - | - | 30 | 20 | - |
2011/2012 | 11 | - | 16 | 7 | 3 |
2010/2011 | - | 39 | 9 | 5 | - |
Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
Season | 1000m | 1500m | 5000m | 10000m | MS 20 laps | Team Pursuit |
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2013/2014 | - | 2 x 19th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 6th | - | 2 x 2nd |
2012/2013 | - | 1 x 12th | 1 x 10th | - | - | 1 x 8th |
2011/2012 | - | 1 x 8th | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 7th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 2nd |
2010/2011 | 1 x 17th | 1 x 4th | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 6th | - | 2 x 1st |
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
2 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 3:37.22 |
2 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 3:38.66 |
5 | 5000 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 6:09.73 |
6 | 10000 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 13:23.54 |
8 | 5000 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 6:20.24 |
9 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 3:47.67 |
19 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 1:48.55 |
19 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 1:48.29 |
LegendMS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Occupation: Athlete, Student
- Languages Spoken: English
- Debut: 2009 for United States (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
- Education: Computer Science, Engineering, Physics - University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA
- Coach: Jeff Klaiber (USA) from 2013 (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe took up the sport at age 10, but did not take the sport seriously until age 13. He began skating at the Ice Arena on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign, IL, United States. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe watched the Olympic Winter Games on TV and wanted to try it. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Outside of sport, he would like to finish his schooling and find a job in computer science. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2011; usspeedskating.org, 15 Jan 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievementCompeting in the team pursuit at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (usspeedskating.org, 15 Jan 2012)
HeroUS speed skater Eric Heiden. (usspeedskating.org, 15 Jan 2012)
Most influential person in careerHis parents. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2011)
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