Kristen Santos

United States

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STUSA20211199401
NOC	United States
Born	02 Nov 1994
Gender	Women

Family	Partner Travis
Residence	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English
Higher education	Human Movement Studies - University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	42.846	27 Nov 2021	Dordrecht
	1000m	1:26.783	11 Feb 2022	Beijing
	1500m	2:17.329	21 Oct 2021	Beijing
	3000m	5:26.009	07 Mar 2021	Dordrecht

Social Media

www.kristensantos.com/
www.facebook.com/kristen.santos.545

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport	She became interested in the sport after watching an advert on television which featured Dutch short track skater Wilma Boomstra. "So then I begged my mum to go and then after a year of begging her, I finally started it up."
Name of coach	Stephen Gough [national], CAN
When and where did you begin this sport?	She began figure skating at age three, and took up short track at age nine in Fairfield, CT, United States of America.

General Interest

Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs	She takes her teddy bear [named Teddy] whenever she travels. (teamusa.org, 01 Oct 2021)
Nicknames	Puff [because her face swelled up once after suffering an allergic reaction]. (teamusa.org, 01 Oct 2021; isu.org, 09 Sep 2020)
Hobbies	Hiking, skiing, spending time at the pool. (teamusa.org, 01 Oct 2021)
Ambitions	To win a medal at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (teamusa.org, 20 Oct 2021)
Other information	RACE STRATEGY Ahead of the 2021/22 season she began implementing a new strategy ahead of races that involved sticking to her own plan and worrying less about what her competitors were doing. "I've definitely learned how to calm myself down going into a race, how to focus on myself and give myself positive talk, things like that. One thing that has helped is keeping a training log, a notebook where I write down everything I do in practices. It's a physical representation of how hard I've worked and how far I've come, a reminder of what I am capable of." (teamusa.org, 24 Oct 2021)
Injuries	In 2019 she herniated a disc in her back and was off the ice for one month. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) In 2017 she required surgery after cutting a tendon in her hand. She was out of action for one month and had to skate in a cast for three months. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019, 08 Nov 2018) In 2013 she broke her foot and was unable to skate for three months. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement	Placing third in the 1000m at the 2019 World Cup event in Nagoya, Japan. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Dec 2019)
Most influential person in career	Her family. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Hero / Idol	US short track skater John Celski. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Never be afraid of failure. Just go for it." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2018)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	4
	2020/2021	World Championships	500m	4
	2020/2021	World Championships	3000m Relay	7
	2022	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	8
	2022	Olympic Games	2000m Relay	8
	2020/2021	World Championships	Overall	8
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	9
	2018/2019	World Championships	1000m	12
	2012/2013	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	12
	2018/2019	World Championships	1500m	13
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	16
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	17
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	17

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2021/2022	World Cup Nagoya	1000m	1
	2021/2022	World Cup	1000m	2
	2018/2019	World Cup Turin	2000m Relay	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Beijing	1500m	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Beijing	1000m	3
	2019/2020	World Cup Nagoya	1000m	3
	2019/2020	Shanghai	3000m Relay	3
	2021/2022	World Cup	1500m	4
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	2000m Relay	4
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	4
	2019/2020	Shanghai	2000m Relay	4
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	3000m Relay	5
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	5
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	5
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	6
	2018/2019	Dresden	3000m Relay	6
	2016/2017	Shanghai	500m	7
	2016/2017	Gangneung	3000m Relay	7
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	8
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	8
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	8
	2019/2020	Dresden	3000m Relay	8
	2018/2019	Dresden	2000m Relay	9
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	9
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	3000m Relay	9
	2019/2020	Dresden	1000m	9
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1000m	9
	2021/2022	World Cup	500m	10
	2018/2019	World Cup	1000m	11
	2019/2020	World Cup	1000m	11
	2017/2018	Shanghai	3000m Relay	11
	2016/2017	Shanghai	3000m Relay	11
	2015/2016	Dresden	3000m Relay	14
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1000m	16
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	17
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	1000m	17
	2016/2017	Gangneung	500m	18
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1000m	19
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1500m	20
	2015/2016	Dresden	1000m	22
	2016/2017	Shanghai	1000m	22
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	24
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	26
	2015/2016	Dresden	500m	26
	2016/2017	World Cup	500m	28
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	28
	2014/2015	Dresden	1500m	28
	2017/2018	Shanghai	500m	29
	2014/2015	Dresden	500m	32
	2017/2018	World Cup	500m	46
	2017/2018	World Cup	1000m	50
	2016/2017	World Cup	1000m	52
	2018/2019	World Cup	500m	52
	2018/2019	World Cup	1500m	56
	2015/2016	World Cup	500m	61
	2015/2016	World Cup	1000m	69
	2014/2015	World Cup	500m	76
	2019/2020	World Cup	1500m	81
	2014/2015	World Cup	1500m	85