Chris Creveling

Christopher Creveling is an American short track speed skater who represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Growing up, his family owned a roller rink and was highly involved in the sport of roller skating. Creveling followed in the footsteps of his older siblings, learning to skate as soon as he could walk. He was selected for the 2003 United States Junior World roller skating team in 2003 and for the Senior World Team from 200406. At the 2004 World Championships, he won a gold medal as part of the US relay team.

Christopher Creveling was born December 29, 1986 in Flemington, New Jersey to father Ross and mother Christine . He grew up in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania. In 1960, his grandfather, Paul Pinkerton, founded the Frenchtown Roller Rink. The rink, which is now run by Crevelings aunt and fourteen time national inline champion, Kay Pinkerton, had become the home of an elite inline skating team by the time Creveling was born. Like his siblings, Creveling began to skate as soon as he could walk. all we did, recalls Ross Creveling. The family spent much of their time on the road attending meets during Crevelings youth.

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