Carolina Hiller
Canada
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCAN20705199701 | |
| NOC | Canada | |
| Born | 07 May 1997 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Prince George, BC, CAN | |
| Higher education | Kinesiology - University of Calgary: Canada | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Researcher | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.85 | 16 Dec 2022 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:15.90 | 08 Oct 2023 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 2:02.20 | 19 Mar 2017 | Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:33.72 | 23 Sep 2016 | Calgary |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| Team Sprint | 2 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | Her twin brother Nicolas Hiller has represented Canada in speed skating at junior international level and has been a member of Canada's 'Next Gen' national team programme. (sirc.ca, 12 Oct 2021; Instagram profile, 01 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Kevin Crockett, CAN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport at age four at the Prince George Blizzard Speed Skating Club in Prince George, BC, Canada. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Lina (Instagram profile, 23 Aug 2022) | |
| Other information | PRINCE GEORGE TO CALGARY After graduating from high school she moved from Prince George, BC, to Calgary, AB, where she spent four years on Canada's 'Next Gen' national team programme from 2017 to 2021. She was dropped from the team in 2021 and lost her national team funding, then began training at the Olympic Oval in Calgary under coach Kevin Crockett. (princegeorgecitizen.com, 24 Oct 2022) OCCUPATION She has worked as a research assistant with SHRed Concussions, a research programme focused on studying concussions in young athletes in Canada. (carolinahiller.com, 17 Sep 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007825639435 | twitter.com/linabeanaa |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Painting, gardening. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | Her mother was inspired after watching the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary and introduced Carolina to the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Canadian speed skater Ben Donnelly. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (myprincegeorgenow.com, 06 Oct 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| carolinahiller.com/ |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 12 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Calgary, AB | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Heerenveen | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 13 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 15 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 46 | |||