Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSCAN12308199701 | |
NOC | Canada | |
Born | 23 Aug 1997 in Moose Jaw | |
Gender | Men |
Residence | Calgary, AB, CAN | |
Higher education | Kinesiology - University of Calgary: Canada | |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Languages | English, French |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 38.33 | 10 Feb 2017 | Calgary | |||
1000m | 1:13.73 | 27 Nov 2016 | Calgary | |||
1500m | 1:49.70 | 03 Jan 2020 | Calgary | |||
5000m | 6:06.32 | 13 Feb 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
10000m | 12:33.86 | 14 Feb 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT |
Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
World Junior Championships
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5000m | 1 | |||||
Mass Start 10 Laps | 1 | |||||
World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
World Single Distances Championships
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5000m | 1 | |||||
10000m | 1 | 1 |
Reason for choosing this sport | "My parents thought it would be a better fit than ice hockey. It was cheaper and my dad skated when he was younger." |
Hero / Idol | Canadian speed skater Justin Warsylewicz. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) |
Name of coach | Bart Schouten [national], NED; William Dutton [national], CAN | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating at age three in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada, and started competing at age five. He initially preferred short track until he realised his endurance abilities were better suited to long track. |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "If I don't throw up after a race, it means I didn't go all out. I like pain. I love skating. And for me, the longer the better. The longer you get to skate the better. It kind of drives me. I like pain for some reason. It might be a bit weird, but you have to be able to skate through the pain and enjoy it a little bit." (ca.sports.yahoo.com, 13 Feb 2022; cjme.com, 31 Jan 2022) |
twitter.com/GFish_33 |
Awards and honours | He received the 2020 Jeremy Wotherspoon Award from Speed Skating Canada. The award recognises the Canadian long track male athlete of the year. (speedskating.ca, 04 Sep 2020) |
Training Regime | He trains at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, AB, Canada. |
instagram.com/speedskatingfish/ |
Injuries | In November 2021 he tested positive for COVID-19 at the World Cup event in Stavanger, Norway. He was required to remain in Norway for a period of quarantine and missed the following World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (schaatsen.nl, 06 Dec 2021) | |
Memorable sporting achievement | Setting a world record in the 10,000m at the 2020 World Single Distances Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (westcentralonline.com, 03 Mar 2022) | |
Other information | OLYMPIC INSPIRATION He credits fellow Canadian speed skater Justin Warsylewicz with inspiring him to become an Olympian. "Justin was an iconic speed skater who, before competing at the Olympics in 2006, went through heart surgery which sidelined him from the sport for some time. Luckily for him, he recovered well from the surgery and qualified to compete. Knowing everything he had to overcome to get there, it was amazing to watch him go on to win an Olympic silver in the men's team pursuit. I was fortunate enough to be coached by Justin when I first moved out to Calgary and learned so much from him. He is also from my home province of Saskatchewan and comes from the same neighbourhood." (Kinsmen Moose Jaw Speed Skating Club Facebook page, 25 Apr 2023) |
Club / Team | Moose Jaw Speed Skating Club: Canada |
Most influential person in career | Canadian speed skater Connor Howe. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
Nicknames | Fishy-Fish (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2024/2025 | Four Continents Championships | 5000m | 1 | |||
2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 1 | |||
2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | 5000m | 2 | |||
2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 3 | |||
2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 3 | |||
2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 5 | |||
2022 | Olympic Games | 10000m | 6 | |||
2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 7 | |||
2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 13 | |||
2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 14 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2019/2020 | Nur-Sultan | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
2019/2020 | Heerenveen | 5000m | 2 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 3 | |||
2019/2020 | Nur-Sultan | 10000m | 3 | |||
2019/2020 | Calgary, AB | 5000m | 3 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 7 | |||
2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 15 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 19 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 22 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 23 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 53 |