Canadian short track speed skater
Alanna Kraus (born June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford , British Columbia ) is a Canadian short track speed skater . She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games. In the 500 m she placed 6th; 8th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
She was also a silver medallist at the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games .[ 2]
In the 2006 Winter Olympics she won silver as part of the short track relay team in the 3000 meter race with Tania Vicent , Kalyna Roberge , and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher .[ 4] In her only individual event at the Games, the 500 she placed 9th. She won a silver medal in the relay event at the 2006 World Championships.
Personal life
Kraus first started speed skating at age four.[ 2] She is one of many Olympic athletes to come from the National Sport School based in Calgary, Alberta .[ 5]
References
^ Profile of Alanna Kraus by the Canadian Olympic Committee Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ a b c Profile of Alanna Kraus by Speed Skating Canada Archived May 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ Alanna Kraus: Short-track speed skating , London Free Press , February 9, 2006.
^ Byers, Jim, "Canada silver in relay" , Toronto Star , February 22, 2006.
^ Bergman, Brian, "Athletes' ABCs: National Sport, Calgary" Archived February 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine , Maclean's , August 23, 2004.
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