Jessica Gregg

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Jessica Gregg
Personal information
Born (1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 36)
Short track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 43.351(2009) CR
1000 m: (2009)
1500 m: (2009)
3000 m: (2009)
Medal record
Women's
short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 3000 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Gangneung 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Sofia 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bormio Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vienna 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vienna 3000 m relay

Jessica Gregg (born March 16, 1988) is a former Canadian

short track speed skater
.

Personal life

Born in

Long Track Speed Skating; who joined his sister at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.[1][2]

Career

Jessica Gregg was the only member of the 2010 Canadian Olympic short track team outside of Quebec. Jessica won her first ever World Cup gold medal in 500 m short track speedskating in February 2009.

Gregg won a bronze medal in the 500 metres during the

2010 Olympics, Gregg was a medal contender in the 500 m and the 3,000 m relay. In the final at the Vancouver Olympics Gregg suffered through numerous first corner falls and restarts both in the quarterfinals and finals. In the final she was pushed out of the way by Arianna Fontana and was out of the race by the end of the first corner. Gregg finished 4th in the 500 m.[4] On February 24, she won a silver medal in the 3,000 metre relay, along with Tania Vicent, Kalyna Roberge and Marianne St-Gelais.[5]

On February 4, 2016 she announced her retirement.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Rendell-Watson, Emily (16 July 2019). "The Gregg family's Olympic edge". CBC. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "All in the family". ucalgary.ca. University of Calgary. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ Smith, Beverley (February 9, 2009). "Speed skating: Gregg gets gold". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  4. Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original
    on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  5. ^ Lukas, Jennifer (2010-02-24). "Canada takes silver in women's 3,000m relay". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  6. ^ "Jessica Gregg, Olympic speed skating medallist, retires". CBC.ca. CBCSports. Feb 4, 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  7. ^ "OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST JESSICA GREGG ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT FROM SPEED SKATING". speedskating.ca. Speed Skating Canada. February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

External links

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