Brian Hansen (born September 3, 1990, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.
 Brian skating at the 2018 Olympic trials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 3, 1990 Evanston, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nancy Swider-Peltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Jonathan Kuck, Chad Hedrick and Trevor Marsicano. Hansen has also won a two medals in the World Single Distance Championships and four medals (two gold, three silver, one bronze) in the World Junior Championships. As of February 2018, Hansen holds the 13th position on the men's Adelskalender big combination.[1]
Career
edit2018 Winter Olympics
editGames
Hansen qualified for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team in the 1500 m, Mass Start, and Team Pursuit. The Olympic Mass Start team event will have its debut in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[2]
2014 Winter Olympics
editGames
Hansen placed 7th in the men's 1500 m and men's Team Pursuit. Hansen also placed 9th in the men's 1000 m.
2010 Winter Olympics
editGames
editIn the 1500 m, Hansen placed 18th with a time of 1:48.45.[3]
The American pursuit team consisted of Hansen, Chad Hedrick, Jonathan Kuck and Trevor Marsicano. Kuck, Hedrick and Marsicano eliminated Japan in the quarterfinal, which advanced them to face the heavily favored Netherlands in the semifinal.[4] Kuck, Hedrick and Hansen then beat the Dutch team by 0.4 seconds, with a final time of 3:42.71.[5]
The American team were defeated by the Canadians in the gold medal final. The same trio that skated the semifinal trailed Canada in the gold medal final by as much as 0.73 seconds early in the race, trimming that margin to 0.21 at the finish with a time of 3:41.58.
Other career highlights
edit- Nine-time World Cup individual medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 6 bronze)
- Four-time World Cup Team Pursuit medalist (3 silver, 1 bronze)
- Member of the U.S. Long Track World Cup Team from 2009 to 2014 and 2016-2018[6]
Personal life
editBrian was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was raised in Glenview, Illinois with his brother Stevey Hansen is coached by 4-time Olympian Nancy Swider-Peltz. Brian attended Glenbrook South High School in Glenview. After his participation at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Brian took two years off to earn his bachelor's degree in business at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.[7]
Personal bests - February 2018
edit| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 500 m | 34.87 | December 28, 2013 |  Salt Lake City
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| 1000 m | 1:07.03 | November 16, 2013 | Salt Lake City
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| 1500 m | 1:42.16 | November 15, 2013 | Salt Lake City
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| 3000 m | 3:41.21 | October 7, 2017 | Salt Lake City
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| 5000 m | 6:17.84 | November 10, 2013 |  Calgary
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| 10000 m | 13:19.60 | March 18, 2017 | Calgary
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Last updated February 10, 2018.
References
edit- ^ "Adelskalender Big combination Men - SpeedSkatingStats.com". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon. "Glenview's Brian Hansen qualifies for U.S. Olympic mass start team". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 1500 metres". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Team Pursuit (8 laps) Quarter-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Team Pursuit (8 laps) Semi-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ "Brian Hansen". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Mike (November 23, 2010). "Brian Hansen: A day in his skates". The Marquette Tribune. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
External links
edit- ISU profile
- Brian Hansen at the International Skating Union
- Brian Hansen at Team USA (archived)
- Brian Hansen at US Speedskating
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