Jamie Jurak
United States
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 05 Oct 1991
in  Dallas, TX | |
| Gender | Women |
| Higher education | Criminology - Sacred Heart University: Fairfield, CT, USA | |
| Languages | English | |
| Family | Partner Jamie Gurgo |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | She had two operations on her ankle prior to taking up short track in 2012. (isu.org, 16 Dec 2021; Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I figure skated for 15 or 16 years, then I had two ankle surgeries and I couldn't jump anymore. So I switched to short track and I really liked going fast. I progressed really quickly with that, and then decided that [short track] was a little crazy and decided to try long track." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | All of her coaches. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up short track in 2012 in Danbury, CT, United States of America. She began competing in speed skating in about 2021. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you want something you've never had, then you'll have to do something you've never done." (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) | |
| Other information | OCCUPATION She works for the Department of Homeland Security in the United States of America. (Instagram profile, 14 Jul 2022) |
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| Other sports | She represented the United States of America in short track during the 2018/19 World Cup season. She has also competed in figure skating at regional level in the United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Nov 2022; teamusa.org, 30 Nov 2017; statsonice.com, 20 May 2007) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/jamie.jurak |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | 3000m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | Team Pursuit | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | 1500m | 3 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 45 | |||