Christine Nesbitt

Christine Nesbitt is a retired Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. She won the gold medal in the 1000 metres event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. She had previously won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She is also the 2011 sprint champion, 2012 1500 metres world champion, threetime world champion for 1000 metres , and threetime world champion for team pursuit . On June 4th 2015 she announced her retirement.

Nesbitt was born to a Canadian father and an Australian mother in Melbourne, Australia. As a youth Nesbitt took an interest in track events, crosscountry competitions, and ice hockey while attending Jeanne Sauv Primary School in London, Ontario. Nesbitt played competitive hockey with the London Devilettes until switching to short track speed skating at age 12. Nesbitt continued her interests in running and speed skating while at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London, where she graduated as an Ontario scholar. She entered University of Calgary in the autumn of 2003 as an engineering student.

Source: Wikipedia