Michael Gilday (born January 5, 1987) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

former

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 ...

from Yellowknife,

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

. After missing a spot on the

Vancouver 2010 )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

team by just 13 one-hundredths of a second, Gilday competed at the

Sochi Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (russian: Сочи 2014), was an international ...

in the 1500m and 5000m relay. He finished 17th in the 1500m after a disqualification in the semi-finals and he finished in 6th as part of the 5000m relay.Athlete Profile
Canadian Olympic Committee. Michael retired from short track speed skating after the Olympics. Michael Gilday was inducted into the NWT Sport Hall of Fame in 2017.

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Speed Skating Canada profile
* * 1987 births Living people Canadian male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Canada Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Yellowknife Sportspeople from Nunavut People from Iqaluit {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub