Ethan Cepuran (born May 13, 2000) is an American

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

who represented the United States at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...

Career

Cepuran competed at the 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the mass start event. Cepuran won the 5,000 metres event at the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, becoming the first speed skater to qualify for the Olympic team. He represented the United States at the

in the

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and

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

where he won a bronze medal.

References

2000 births Living people American male speed skaters People from Glen Ellyn, Illinois Sportspeople from DuPage County, Illinois Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in speed skating {{US-speed-skating-bio-stub