Age: 23

Hometown: Kamloops, BC

Years speed skating: 12 

Specialized events: 3000m, 5000m, Team Pursuit

Biggest accomplishments: 

-      World Cup debut in 2011/2012

-      2x Gold & 2x Bronze in 2011 Canada Winter Games for Long Track Speed Skating

-      Bronze in 2011 Western Canada Summer Games for Cycling

 

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Student: University of Calgary, majoring in Natural Sciences

My keys to success: A good coffee, patient and loving friends and family, supportive teammates and coach

If I wasn’t skating I’d be: I would probably be doing some other kind of sport. Sometimes I dream about becoming a professional surfer. 

Hidden talents: I can bark like a dog

When I’ve got free time, I'm: working on projects. Anything from knitting a new toque, to planting a garden to finding new music. I also work as a lifeguard and swim instructor at the University of Calgary Pool.

Vices:  Binge watching a TV series, gluttony (I have very little self control around my sisters homemade baking)

Favorite Xiuli quote: “I want you to please my eyes when I see you skate, and please my brain when I can’t see you skate.”

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