Brittany Schussler
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Brittany Schussler (born on April 21, 1985 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian
speed skater
. Since 2002 she has been a member of the national High Performance Long Track Team.
Schussler's best performance was placing sixth in the 1500 metres at the World Championships in 2008 and she is a three times bronze medalist at the National Single Distance Championships. Her best team performances include a gold medal at a World Cup Team Pursuit (Feb 2008), first place in the World Cup Standings for Team Pursuit in 2008 and a silver medal at the 2008 World Championships in Nagano.
. In total she finished five times a Junior Championship. Her best individual results were the fourth places in Collalbo 2002 and Kushiro 2003. The best team pursuit results at Junior Championships were the bronze medals in Kushiro 2003 and Roseville 2004.
In the Olympic year 2002 Schussler won, still junior, the Canadian Allround Championship. This can be explained by the reason that all the Canadian top athletes were preparing for the Olympics in Salt Lake City and didn't go to the National Championship Allround. The two years after the 2002 Olympics she placed fifth both years. The next National Championship medal Schussler won was the bronze medal at the 1500 meters Single Distance Championship in 2006. In the next two years she repeated the win of a bronze medal at Canadian Single Distance Championship, in 2007 and 2008 she ended third at the 3000 meters.
2008 was the first year she participated at a senior World Championship. In Berlin she reached the 15th place at the World Allround Championships
and at the World Single Distance Championships
in Nagano she placed sixth on the 1500 meters. In Nagano she won her first senior medal with Christine Nesbitt
and Kristina Groves
in the Canadian Pursuit Team at the World Championships.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. Since 2002 she has been a member of the national High Performance Long Track Team.
Schussler's best performance was placing sixth in the 1500 metres at the World Championships in 2008 and she is a three times bronze medalist at the National Single Distance Championships. Her best team performances include a gold medal at a World Cup Team Pursuit (Feb 2008), first place in the World Cup Standings for Team Pursuit in 2008 and a silver medal at the 2008 World Championships in Nagano.
Early life
Schussler was introduced to speed skating at the age of 7.Professional speed skating career
Already at a young age Schussler at the World Junior ChampionshipsWorld Junior Speed Skating Championships
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. In total she finished five times a Junior Championship. Her best individual results were the fourth places in Collalbo 2002 and Kushiro 2003. The best team pursuit results at Junior Championships were the bronze medals in Kushiro 2003 and Roseville 2004.
In the Olympic year 2002 Schussler won, still junior, the Canadian Allround Championship. This can be explained by the reason that all the Canadian top athletes were preparing for the Olympics in Salt Lake City and didn't go to the National Championship Allround. The two years after the 2002 Olympics she placed fifth both years. The next National Championship medal Schussler won was the bronze medal at the 1500 meters Single Distance Championship in 2006. In the next two years she repeated the win of a bronze medal at Canadian Single Distance Championship, in 2007 and 2008 she ended third at the 3000 meters.
2008 was the first year she participated at a senior World Championship. In Berlin she reached the 15th place at the World Allround Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933-1935.-Distances used:...
and at the World Single Distance Championships
World Single Distance Championships
The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.-History:Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances – four different distances for the allround...
in Nagano she placed sixth on the 1500 meters. In Nagano she won her first senior medal with Christine Nesbitt
Christine Nesbitt
Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Her personal best in the 1000m is the second fastest of all time, right after Cindy Klassen's world record. Nesbitt won the Gold Medal in the 1000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics...
and Kristina Groves
Kristina Groves
Kristina Groves is a Canadian speedskater. She is Canada’s most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event. She won four Olympic medals: She won two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit....
in the Canadian Pursuit Team at the World Championships.
Personal records
Tournament summary
| year | Canadian Distance |
Canadian Allround |
Canadian Sprint |
Continental | World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933-1935.-Distances used:... |
World Distance World Single Distance Championships The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.-History:Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances – four different distances for the allround... |
World Cup Speed Skating World Cup The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held... |
World Junior World Junior Speed Skating Championships ||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls... |
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| 99/00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | |
| 00/01 | 15th | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | |
| 01/02 | - | - | - | - | 4th 4th team pursuit |
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| 02/03 | 13th | 5th | - | - | - | 32nd 1000m | 4th team pursuit |
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| 03/04 | NC | 5th | - | - | - | 43rd 1000m | 10th team pursuit |
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| 04/05 | NC | NC | - | - | - | 46th 1000m | - | |
| 05/06 | 6th 1000m 1500m 5th 3000m |
7th | - | 44th 500m 23rd 1000m 36th 1500m |
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| 06/07 | 7th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 1500m 3000m |
6th | - | - | 30th 500m 20th 1000m 17th 1500m 28th 3k/5k |
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| 07/08 | 9th 500m 4th 1000m 4th 1500m 3000m 4th 5000m |
6th | NC15 | 6th 1500m 13th 3000m team pursuit |
51st 500m 13th 1000m 12th 1500m 28th 3k/5k team pursuit |
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- - = no participation, NOTE: Schussler is senior speed skater since 2004 and does not participate at junior tournaments since.
- NC = not qualified for the last distance, the number shows the final classification