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Kristina Groves

Speedskating

Canada

Canada

Birthdate:
December 04, 1976
Height:
5' 9"
Weight:
146 pounds
Age:
31

Speedskating

Date Round Result
02/25 Women's 5000 m Final Rankings   7:03.95 (6th)
02/22 Women's 1500 m Final Rankings Silver Medal 1:56.74 (2nd)
02/19 Women's 1000 m Final Rankings   1:16.54 (5th)
02/16 Women's Team Pursuit Final Rankings Silver Medal  (2nd)
02/16 Women's Team Pursuit Final A Friesinger / Anschuetz Thoms / Pechstein GER DEF Groves / Hughes / Nesbitt CAN (3:01.25, 3:02.91)
02/16 Women's Team Pursuit Semifinal 1 Groves / Hughes / Klassen CAN DEF Tabata / Ishino / Nemoto JPN (3:02.13(Q), 3:05.95(Q))
02/15 Women's Team Pursuit Quarterfinal 1 Groves / Klassen / Nesbitt CAN DEF Lamb / Rodriguez / Raney USA (3:01.24(Q, OR), 3:04.59)
02/15 Women's Team Pursuit Preliminaries   3:06.45 (3rd)
02/12 Women's 3000 m Final Rankings   4:09.03 (8th)

Notes

Birthplace
Ottawa
Previous Olympics
2002 at Salt Lake City - 8th in 3,000m, 10th in 5,000m, 20th in 1,500m.
World Single Distance Championships
2004-05 - 2nd in Team Pursuit, 3rd in 1,500m
Other career highlights
Finished 1st in 1,500m and 3,000m at 1998 Canadian National Championships; 4th overall at 2003 World Allround Championships; 1st overall in Canadian Cup standings in 1997 and 1998; began skating at age 11; graduated from University of Calgary in 2004 with degree in kinesiology.

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Gold Silver Medal TOTAL
Netherlands NETHERLANDS 3 2 4 9
Canada CANADA 2 4 2 8
United States UNITED STATES 3 3 1 7
Italy ITALY 2 0 1 3
Germany GERMANY 1 1 1 3
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