Brian Hansen (born September 3, 1990, in

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) is an

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and silver medalist in the

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. At the

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, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with

Jonathan Kuck Jonathan Kuck (born March 14, 1990) is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kuck won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Brian Hansen and Chad Hedrick. Kuck has also won fo ...

Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick (born April 17, 1977) is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas. Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push, or DP. During his ...

and

Trevor Marsicano Trevor Marsicano (born April 5, 1989) is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Marsicano won a silver medal for his part in the team pursuit. He did not skate in the final but did skat ...

. Hansen has also won a two medals in the

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and four medals (two gold, three silver, one bronze) in the World Junior Championships. As of February 2018, Hansen holds the 13th position on the men's Adelskalender big combination.

Career

2018 Winter Olympics

Games Hansen qualified for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team in the 1500 m, Mass Start, and Team Pursuit. The Olympic Mass Start team event will have its debut in

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2014 Winter Olympics

Games Hansen placed 7th in the men's 1500 m and men's Team Pursuit. Hansen also placed 9th in the men's 1000 m.

2010 Winter Olympics

Games

In the 1500 m, Hansen placed 18th with a time of 1:48.45. The American pursuit team consisted of Hansen,

and

. Kuck, Hedrick and Marsicano eliminated Japan in the quarterfinal, which advanced them to face the heavily favored Netherlands in the semifinal. Kuck, Hedrick and Hansen then beat the Dutch team by 0.4 seconds, with a final time of 3:42.71. The American team were defeated by the Canadians in the gold medal final. The same trio that skated the semifinal trailed Canada in the gold medal final by as much as 0.73 seconds early in the race, trimming that margin to 0.21 at the finish with a time of 3:41.58.

Other career highlights

* Nine-time World Cup individual medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 6 bronze) * Four-time World Cup Team Pursuit medalist (3 silver, 1 bronze) * Member of the U.S. Long Track World Cup Team from 2009-2014 and 2016-2018

Personal life

Brian was born in

, and was raised in

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with his brother Stevey.Hansen is coached by 4-time Olympian Nancy Swider-Peltz. Brian attended

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in Glenview. After his participation at the

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, Brian took two years off to earn his bachelor's degree in business at the

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Personal bests - February 2018

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References

External links

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