Brittany Bowe
Brittany Bowe
Brittany Starr Boweis an American speed skater and former inline skater and basketball player. She has eight gold, one silver, and two bronze medals from the world inline speedskating championships. From her junior years, she has another 21 world championship medals. She also has a gold medal from the combined sprint event in roller skating at the 2007 Pan American Games...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSpeed Skater
Date of Birth24 February 1988
CountryUnited States of America
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You have to be a student of the game to be successful, and it's promising when you can say that, with a world-record performance, I still have things to improve on!
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It always has been a goal of mine to compete in the Olympics. Right after I graduated from college, I moved out to Salt Lake City with my mind focused on making the 2014 team.
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When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.
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When I was a kid. I had traveled the world by the time I was 13 years old because of all the competitions I did for inline skating.
We are not exposed to ice much in Florida.
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There are not many things I find more disgusting than recycled airplane air.
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I had always dreamed of being an Olympian, and something clicked inside of me. I knew I had to move to Salt Lake City and make this dream a reality.
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I guess I could take things from every place that I've been and find something familiar and wonderful about it that makes me feel like I'm at home.
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I don't even know if you can blink in a hundredth of a second, and that's what it comes down to in speed skating.
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I'll get to the oval three hours beforehand and warm up for about 45 minutes off the ice. Then I'll stretch and get on the ice for 20 minutes. I'll cool down, then relax, close my eyes and think about what I need to do.
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I remember that the first country I visited was Canada, and then France. After that, I knew that I loved traveling and seeing the world. I feel that I'm so blessed and fortunate to get to visit so many places and see the world.
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When I saw the 2010 Games and speed skating, I had a change of heart. I had always dreamed of being an Olympian, and something clicked inside of me. I knew I had to move to Salt Lake City and make this dream a reality.