Additional Information
Highlights
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Olympic Winter Games |
6 | 2 x 500 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 77.17 |
9 | 1000 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 1:17.37 |
16 | 1500 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 1:59.56 |
World Single Distances Championships |
3 | 1000 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 1:15.45 |
4 | 2 x 500 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 76.49 |
4 | 1000 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 1:16.30 |
6 | 1000 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 1:16.12 |
6 | 2 x 500 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 76.81 |
8 | 2 x 500 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 76.75 |
8 | Team Pursuit | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 3:07.22 |
8 | Team Pursuit | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 3:10.76 |
World Sprint Championships |
1 | Sprint Combination | 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 148.015 |
3 | Sprint Combination | 2014 | Nagano, JPN | 151.790 |
4 | Sprint Combination | 2011 | Heerenveen, NED | 154.035 |
6 | Sprint Combination | 2012 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 150.190 |
World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
Season | Overall | 500m | 1000m | 1500m |
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2013/2014 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
2012/2013 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 |
2011/2012 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
2010/2011 | - | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
Season | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | Team Pursuit |
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2013/2014 | 1 x 2nd | 3 x 1st | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 3rd |
2012/2013 | 4 x 2nd | 4 x 1st | - | 1 x 9th |
2011/2012 | 3 x 3rd | 1 x 1st | 1 x 6th | - |
2010/2011 | 2 x 3rd | 2 x 1st | 1 x 4th | 2 x 8th |
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 1:14.51 |
1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 1:14.22 |
1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 1:13.23 |
2 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 36.90 |
2 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:12.61 |
3 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 38.00 |
3 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 36.97 |
3 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:52.55 |
3 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 2:57.09 |
4 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 37.80 |
4 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 37.76 |
LegendMS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Playing volleyball and softball. (luiginoracing.com, 25 May 2007)
- Family: Fiance Jorrit Bergsma
- Coach: Ryan Shimabukuro [national] (USA) from 2008 (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
- Other Sports: She has competed in inline skating for the United States, winning gold in the 500m sprint at the 2005 World Championships. (usarollersports.org, 30 Jan 2009; blading.at.webry.info 13 Dec 2009)
- Injuries: She had knee surgery in 2011. (usatoday.com, 30 Jan 2013)
She broke her collarbone in 2010. (usatoday.com, 30 Jan 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete, Sales
- Languages Spoken: English
- Sporting Relatives: Her fiance, Jorrit Bergsma, is a Dutch speed skater. He won gold in the 10,000m at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships in Sochi, Russia. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 08 Dec 2013)
- Debut: 2007 for United States, World Cup (Salt Lake City, UT) (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerShe began inline skating at age nine, and switched to speed skating in 2007. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportShe switched from inline to speed skating so she could compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
AmbitionsTo win a medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 08 Feb 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning gold at the 2013 World Sprint Championship in Salt Lake City, UT, United States. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
HeroUS speed skater Joey Cheek. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
Most influential person in careerUS speed skater Derek Parra, who helped her transition from inline to speed skating. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"What you put in, is what you get out." (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
GeneralSWITCHING SPORTS
She made the transition from inline skating to speed skating in 2007, with the help of the Wheels to Ice Inline Transition Program run by US Speedskating. The programme aims to help successful inline skaters learn the techniques specific to speed skating. (speedskating.teamusa.org, 09 Feb 2009)
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