Kathryn Thomson

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Kathryn Thomson
Personal information
Born (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 25)
Irvine, Scotland
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportShort track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2018
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Dresden 3000 metre relay
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Silver medal – second place 2013 Brașov 500 metre

Kathryn Thomson (born 26 January 1996) is a British short track speed skater who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Career[]

Thomson was born in Irvine,[1] Scotland, and raised in Kilmarnock.[2] In 2009, she competed at the "Future Champions Trophy" in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At the time, she was training on ice twice a week.[3] Thomson moved to Nottingham, England in 2012, in order to become a full-time athlete.[2][4] She is based at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham.[5] Thompson won a silver medal in the 500 metres event at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival. She crashed out of her 1500 metres semi-final at the Festival.[6] At the start of the 2016–17 season, Thomson set her personal best in a World Cup event in Calgary, Canada.[4]

Thomson qualified to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1000 and 1500 metres events.[7] Thomson finished fourth in her 1500 metres heat, and did not qualify for the final.[8] She finished third in her 500 metres heat, and did not qualify for the quarter final,[9] and fourth in her 1,000 metres heat, again not qualifying for the quarter final.[10] She was part of the British team that came third in the mixed team relay at the 2018–19 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup event in Dresden.[11]

At the British trials for the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thomson won the 7-lap time trial, 1 lap with a flying start, 1.5 lap from standing start[12] and 500 metres events. She tied for first in the 1,500 metres event with Elise Christie.[13] Thomson was selected for the 2022 Games in the 500, 1000 and 1500 metres events.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kathryn Thomson". teamgb.com. Team GB. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kathryn Thomson". gbshorttrack.org. GB Short Track. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ Fullerton, Clair (27 March 2009). "Speed skating: Kathryn Thomson competes in Holland". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Egelstaff, Susan (9 December 2016). "Speed skating: Kathryn Thomson keen to crash Olympic party". The National. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ Talbot-Smith, Charlie (16 February 2013). "Kathryn Thomson relishing speed skater medal battle". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ Talbot-Smith, Charlie (19 February 2013). "Speed skating: Kathryn Thomson hits new heights with silver in Romania". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Five short track speed skaters selected for PyeongChang 2018". Team GB. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Elise Christie wins 1,500m short-track speed skating heat and Charlotte Gilmartin qualifies". Sky Sports. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ Heats results
  10. ^ Heats results
  11. ^ "CHRISTIE PRAISES TEAMMATES AS BRITISH QUARTET WIN MIXED RELAY BRONZE". Team GB. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ "All You Need to Know From Days 1 & 2 of the Short Track Speed Skating Selection Event". Ice Skating. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Final Day of Racing Closes GB Performance Squad Selection Event". Ice Skating. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Three Short Track Speed Skaters Selected for Beijing 2022". . 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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