Corinne Stoddard

Other sports

She has represented the United States of America in roller speed skating and speed skating. On the ice she competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, while on wheels she placed 45th in the road marathon at the 2019 World Roller Games in Barcelona, Spain. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jan 2021)

Reason for choosing this sport

She was noticed by the owner of a local roller rink, who encouraged her to try inline skating. "I liked to skate fast. I really liked to skate. I just really enjoyed it and stuck with it and eventually started getting good at it." Her mother later encouraged her to switch to speed skating on ice so she would have the chance to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. "I didn't really want to ice skate. I really loved inline skating, and ice skating, it's cold. And it was just something new, and I already knew I really liked inline skating. So inline skating has always been my passion. It still is my number one passion. It's just not in the Olympics."

Most influential person in career	Canadian short track skater Andrea Do-Duc. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Hero / Idol	US speed skater Brittany Bowe. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

Name of coach	Chang Lee [club]; Stephen Gough [national], CAN
When and where did you begin this sport?	She began skating in 2011 in Tacoma, WA, United States of America. She took up short track in 2018.

Sporting philosophy / motto

"I'll do whatever it takes to be the best." (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018)

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Hobbies	Hiking, snowboarding, spending time with her dog. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; usspeedskating.org, 20 Sep 2023)
Ambitions	To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org, 26 Oct 2022)
Nicknames	Corie (amithewriter.blogspot.com, 16 Nov 2017)
Awards and honours	She was named Junior Development Female Long Track Skater of the Year for 2015/16 by US Speed Skating. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2016)
Other information	SWITCHING TO ICE She began her career as an inline skater before taking up short track in 2018 with the aim of competing at the Olympic Winter Games. She combined both disciplines until 2020 when she started to focus on ice. "Transitioning to ice was not easy. Short track was hard for a couple of years. I needed to get my technique down and fix some bad habits on the ice. But like inline, short track is very aggressive and anything can happen. I enjoy the adrenaline rush but I think I'm quite calm, and that helps me. A lot of skaters get nervous, so one of my good qualities is that I can control it and pull off a good performance under pressure." (isu.org, 26 Oct 2022; seattletimes.com, 22 Jan 2022)
Injuries	Her training was disrupted by injury and illness in mid-2023. (Instagram profile, 18 Sep 2023) She competed at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing with a broken nose after crashing into the pads during the 500m heats. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; isu.org, 26 Oct 2022; king5.com, 05 Feb 2022)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning silver in the 1000m and bronze in the 500m at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Bormio, Italy. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

Club / Team	Puget Sound Speedskating Club: Tacoma, WA, USA
Training Regime	She trains twice a day, six days per week.

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