Turin, Italy 2006 Winter Olympic Games

Highlights
Boutiette was a five-time U.S. National Inline Champion and in 1994 was the World Inline Champion in the 100 kilometers … In 2003-2004, KC won eight different world inline events, including the brutal Greenery Marathon, which covers over 175 miles and lasted six days (all on ice skates). The following year, Boutiette repeated the effort winning for the second consecutive year … Currently has twenty-one career wins … In May 2004, he became the oldest skater (34) in history to qualify for the U.S. World Championships Rollerskating Team … Boutiette was a two-time speedskating world record-holder in the 1500 meters and short samalog … He is a five-time U.S. All-Around National Champion, and in 1996 was named the USOC Athlete of the Year … In 2004, he was part of the U.S. Team Pursuit trio to set the first world record in the event.

Start-up
Boutiette's speedskating career began in 1993 when he traveled 30 hours by bus from Fort Collins, Colorado to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to give skating on ice a try. Six weeks later he secured a spot on the first of his four Olympic berths. A Tacoma, Washington native, Boutiette is first of the wave of inline speedskaters who made the transition from inline to ice in order to have a shot at going to the Winter Olympic Games.

Personal
Boutiette is married to fellow Olympic speedskater, Jennifer Rodriguez … He is an avid Barbie collector who enjoys the occasional body pierce … In case you were wondering, the 'KC' stands "just for KC, nothing else,’ says his mom … He cites winning the 50-yard dash during “field day” in the 4th grade as his greatest athletic achievement … Has his own website, www.kcracing.net. It was designed by teammate Kip Carpenter.