Nathaniel Lincoln Mills (born February 15, 1970) 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. ...

. He was a three-time Olympian, competing at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

and, after a three-year retirement, 1998 Winter Olympics, when he was captain of the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. He also competed at the 1991 World Winter Universiade where he won a bronze in the 1,000 m; at the 1989 and 1991 World Championships, placing second in the 500 in 1991. Mills transitioned into coaching following his competitive skating career. In the late 1990s, he helped coach the Canadian national team in Calgary. In 2002, Mills co-founded DC-ICE, a program that introduces youth in

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to skating sports. This program introduced

Maame Biney Maame Biney (born January 28, 2000) is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Early life Biney was born in Accra, Ghana. At age five, she relocated to the United States to live with her fa ...

, a member of the 2018 and 2022 U.S. Olympic short-track speedskating team, to the sport. Mills has worked with other Olympians including

Shani Davis Shani Earl Davis (; born August 13, 1982) is an American former speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first African American athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games, w ...

. Mills' is the brother of Olympic gymnast

Phoebe Mills Phoebe Mills (born November 2, 1972, in Northfield, Illinois) is an American attorney and Olympic medalist who has been active in the sports of artistic gymnastics, diving, speed skating and snowboarding. Personal life Before becoming a gymnast, ...

and Junior World Figure Skating Champion

Jessica Mills Jessica Mills Kincade is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 1989 World Junior champion and 1994 Skate Canada International bronze medalist. Personal life Jessica Mills is the sister of Olympic gymnast Phoebe Mills. She ...

. He also trained as a lawyer and actor.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13622142/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Nathaniel 1970 births Living people American male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the United States Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Chicago