Martine Ripsrud

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When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up ice skating at age four, and decided to focus solely on speed skating at age 13.
Reason for choosing this sport	Her father introduced her to the sport. "I think what made me like speed skating so much was the high speed and combining that with technique. Those things together are what made me want to do this sport."
Name of coach	Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN
Club / Team	Stange Sportsklub: Norway

Awards and honours	In 2014 she was presented with the Hedmarksnala [Hedmark Needle] by the Hedmark Skating Circuit in Norway. The honour was in recognition of the gold medal she won at the Norwegian junior sprint championships. (stange.vgs.no, 06 Jan 2014; hedmark-sk.com, 01 Jan 2014)
Injuries	In November 2017 she sustained a wound to her leg after a collision with her teammate, Ida Njatun. (h-a.no, 02 Nov 2017)
Hobbies	Spending time with friends. (Skoytelandslaget Facebook page, 08 Sep 2019)
Famous relatives	Her partner Henrik Fagerli Rukke represented Norway in speed skating at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (stangeavisa.no, 14 Jul 2019; Instagram profile, 31 Dec 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jan 2021)
Hero / Idol	Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust, US speed skater Brittany Bowe, Korean speed skater Lee Sang-Hwa. (espern.no, 01 Jan 2016)