Trevor Marsicano ( born Trevor Marsicano , born April 5, 1989 ) is an American skater. Silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Vancouver, world champion at 1000 meters (2009) and in the team race (2011). World record holder for 1000 meters
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| Full name | English Trevor marsicano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | April 5, 1989 (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Schenectady , USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | 1000 and 1500 m team race | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 500 meters | 35.72 (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1000 meters | 1.06.88 (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,500 meters | 1.42.31 (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 meters | 3.46.45 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 meters | 6.16.56 (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 meters | 13.21.06 (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Parents put Trevor for the first time on the ice when he was 1 year old. He has been playing hockey since he was four years old. In the third grade of the school, he switched to running skates.
In 2004, doing short track, he was seriously injured. An opponent along the track, slipping, cut Trevor's leg with a blade of a ridge to the bone, as a result of which he lost half of his blood and was on the verge of death. After this incident, Marsicano stopped doing short track, focusing on the big oval while running. [one]
In 2007, he became the bronze medalist of the World Junior Championships in all-around. In 2008, he finished third in the North American Championship.
He won four medals at the 2009 World Individual Distance Championships in Vancouver. Won 1,000 meters, became second at 1,500 m and won bronze at 5,000 m in the team race.
At the Olympic Games in Vancouver participated in four races. In the individual program, he could not show above 10th place at 1000m. He was 15th at 1500m and 14th at 5000m. In the team race he became a silver medalist together with Chad Hedrick , Jonathan Cook and Brian Hansen.
In 2011, he became the world champion in a team race.
At the beginning of the season 2011/2012 could not show decent seconds. In late December, announced the early end of the season due to overtraining. [2]
World Record
On March 6, 2009, in the 2008/2009 World Cup final in Salt Lake City, he ran in the second pair at a distance of 1000 meters and broke the world record of Pekke Koskela (1: 07.00), becoming the first skater to run this distance faster than 1 minute and 7 seconds, showing the time 1: 06.88. However, his record lasted only 22 minutes [3] . In the final pair, Shani Davis showed time - 1: 06.42. [four]
Notes
- ↑ Profile on the US team website
- ↑ Vice-champion of the 2010 Olympics Trevor Marsicano decided to stop performing on the international stage this season , Russian Skating Union, December 26, 2011
- ↑ Speedskater Marsicano seeks spot on US Olympic team , USA Today
- ↑ Salt Lake City World Cup Stage Results
Links
- Trevor Marsicano - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com