Lana Gehring (born August 21, 1990 in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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) is an
American short track speed skater
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...
. She competed for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal as part of a relay team. She has qualified for a spot on the U.S. team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Career
At the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, in
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
, Gehring won a bronze medal as part of the 3000 m relay team. After failing to make the U.S. short track team for the
2014 Winter Olympics in
Sochi, Gerhing retired from speed skating. She then began skating long track before returning to short track. In December 2017 she qualified for the U.S. short track team for the
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
.
References
External links
ISU profile at SportResult.com
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1990 births
Living people
American female short track speed skaters
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in short track speed skating
Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters from Chicago
21st-century American women
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