Ryan Shane

Club / Team

Cleveland Heights Speedskating: United States

Hobbies

Cooking. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

Reason for choosing this sport

He first tried figure skating alongside his sister, but short track appealed to him more. "It took me a long time to be any good. I worked up from the bottom and often was last in competitions. But I turned disappointment into motivation."

Ambitions

To win a gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. Outside of sport, he wants to own a restaurant. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023; teamusa.org, 01 Aug 2022)

Name of coach	Nicole Golembiewski [club]; Stephen Gough [national], CAN; Frederic Blackburn [national], CAN
Training Regime	He trains for up to 40 hours per week. He combines sessions on the ice with running, cycling, technique work, and strength training.
When and where did you begin this sport?	He took up the sport at age 10 at the Cleveland Heights Speedskating club in Ohio, United States of America.

Other information

COACHING He has worked as a coach at the Cleveland Heights Speedskating club in Ohio, United States of America. (shaker.life, 01 Sep 2022) OCCUPATION He has worked as a chef de partie [station chef] at a fine dining restaurant in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2022)

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Memorable sporting achievement	Winning bronze in the men's 3000m relay at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Dresden, Germany. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Most influential person in career	Coach Li Geng. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Hero / Idol	Hungarian short track skaters Shaoang Liu and Sandor Liu Shaolin. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Nicknames	Shane ["I go by my last name as there was another skater on the US team before me also named Ryan [Pivirotto]."] (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)