Team USA
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My American Roots
I’m proud to represent the United States as a member of Junior Team USA.
My speed skating journey started right here at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City — the same ice where Olympians have trained and competed for decades. It truly feels like home.
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I began as a figure skater who had never even tried speed skating. In January 2023, just a couple of months before the end of the 2022–23 season, I joined the “Learn to Speed Skate” program at the Oval. I was brand new, a little nervous, and still figuring out how to push in a straight line :)
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When the 2023–24 season started, I decided to give long track a real try. I started training with the club in July 2023. Only a few months later, something amazing happened — I was recruited by Olympic Gold Medalist and legend Shani Davis. That moment changed everything.
Under his coaching, things took off quickly. In January 2024 — just six months after seriously starting long track — I shocked myself by winning gold in the 500m (Junior category) and finishing 6th overall at the Junior World Qualifying Championships. By the end of 2024, I had joined the Utah Oval’s Elite Team, set multiple personal bests, hit three funding times in a single championship, qualified for the Junior World Team, and became the fastest American at the Junior World Championships in Collalbo, Italy.
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U.S. Speedskating noticed my development early and has continued to support me every step of the way — with access to top training programs, world-class coaching, and facilities that only Olympians usually get to use. That belief and support from both U.S. Speedskating and the Utah Olympic Oval gave me the foundation I needed to grow this fast.
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Even though I now train full-time with Team ATTAQ in the Netherlands, the Utah Olympic Oval will always be my home base. Everything started there — on that same ice, with the same people who believed in me when I was just a beginner club skater fresh out of figure skates.
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I’m incredibly grateful to U.S. Speedskating and the Utah Olympic Oval for helping shape me into the athlete I am today. Their support, combined with the high-level coaching I receive in the Netherlands, allows me to chase my biggest dreams — including one day representing Team USA at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City 2034.
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