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Carolina Hiller

Canada

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSCAN20705199701
NOCCanada
Born07 May 1997
GenderWomen
ResidencePrince George, BC, CAN
Higher educationKinesiology - University of Calgary: Canada
OccupationAthlete, Researcher
LanguagesEnglish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 37.85 16 Dec 2022 Calgary  
    1000m 1:15.90 08 Oct 2023 Calgary  
    1500m 2:02.20 19 Mar 2017 Calgary  
    3000m 4:33.72 23 Sep 2016 Calgary  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    Team Sprint 2      
General Interest
General Interest
Famous relativesHer 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 coachKevin 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
NicknamesLina (Instagram profile, 23 Aug 2022)  
Other informationPRINCE 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
HobbiesPainting, gardening. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHer mother was inspired after watching the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary and introduced Carolina to the sport.  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolCanadian speed skater Ben Donnelly. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2023)  
AmbitionsTo 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  
Championships results
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint1  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint1  
    2021/2022 Four Continents Championships Team Sprint3  
    2023/2024 Four Continents Championships Team Sprint3  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 500m12  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 500m20  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Sprint2  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB Team Sprint2  
    2022/2023 Heerenveen Team Sprint2  
    2023/2024 Stavanger Team Sprint3  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m13  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m15  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m46