Kali Christ

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When and where did you begin this sport?	She began skating at age three, and took up speed skating in 2000 in Regina, SK, Canada.
Reason for choosing this sport	"My parents had a rule that we had to do an ice sport in the winter, so after seeing it on television both my brother and I started speed skating."
Club / Team	Regina Speed Skating Club: Canada

Memorable sporting achievement	Finishing fourth and setting a personal best in the 1500m at the final 2012/13 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
Hero / Idol	Canadian speed skater Christine Nesbitt. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
Awards and honours	She received long track's 2012 Rising Star Award from Speed Skating Canada. (speedskating.ca, 2017) She was named 2011 Female Athlete of the Year by Sask Sport in Saskatchewan, Canada. (speedskating.ca, 2012)
Injuries	She sustained a concussion in July 2019 that kept her out of action for seven months. (isu.org, 17 Dec 2021) In January 2016 she fell and stretched the sacroiliac ligament in the left side of her hip. The injury affected her for five years. (isu.org, 17 Dec 2021; Athlete, 16 Nov 2017) She suffered a back injury in 2011. (Athlete, 26 Nov 2013)
Most influential person in career	Her parents. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Do what you love and that passion will keep pushing you forward." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
Other sports	She wrestled at junior provincial level in Canada. (speedskating.ca, 2012)
Famous relatives	Her brother Keegan has competed in short track and was a finalist at the Saskatchewan Sport Awards in the Male Athlete of the Year category. Her father Bill has worked as a coach at the Regina Speed Skating Club in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her uncle Louis Christ competed in athletics for the junior and indoor national teams, and was a national university champion. (canada.com, 30 Jan 2014; speedskating.ca, 21 Jan 2012)