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Kip Carpenter Profile |
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Birth Date: April 30, 1979
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Birth Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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Birth Name: Kip Carpenter
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Kip Carpenter (born April 30, 1979, in Kalamazoo, Michigan,
and later moved to Brookfield, Wisconsin to train at the U.S
Olympic Training Facility, the Pettit National Ice Center,
located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kip is an American
Speedskater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, as
well as the 2006 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in
the 500 meter race at the 2002 games, while also skating the
fastest lap in Olympic history in the 500 meter race with a
time of 24.87 for a 400 meter. He is currently a member of
the USA National Sprint Team, as well as the DSB Corporate
Sprint Team, being coached by Ryan Shimabukuro and Jeroen
Otter.
A former short-track speed skater, Carpenter made the
transition to long track in 1998. Three years later, he
placed among the top dozen in the 500m at the 2001 World
Single Distance Championships. He is best known for his
flawless form on the turns from his years skating short
track which gives him a distinct advantage over most
skaters. Since Salt Lake Kip continues to be one of the best
American sprinters, finishing second in the overall U.S.
Sprint Championships standings in 2004. He's also been a
force on the international scene, finishing in the top 10 in
the 500m, 1000m and overall standings at both the 2003 and
2004 World Sprints Championships. Carpenter also tallied two
top 10 finishes in the 500m (eight and seventh) at the 2003
and 2004 World Single Distance Championships, and was sixth
in the 1000m in 2004. Carpenter finished eighth in the 500m
at the 2005 World Single Distance Championships and ranked
11th in the 500m and 12th in the 1000m in the 2006/2007
World Cup standings.
Started skating in 1983...father skated for fun and passed
the sport on to Kip and his brother Cory...first ice rink
was in his backyard and during the winter his father would
line the backyard with plastic and flood it with a
hose...Kip and Cory would push chairs around the ice to
learn how to balance...considers his greatest accomplishment
as being an Olympic bronze medalist from the Salt Lake Games
because "it's something an athlete dreams and works towards
for their entire career. It was a dream come true"...cites
his strongest influences to be his mother's struggle through
surviving breast cancer, and Coach Mike Crowe teaching him
"incredible skating technique and the ability to think
outside the box"...also cites a "fire inside that burns to
represent my country well and do 'right' for America and
American athletics"...owns an Italian greyhound named
"Swift"...plans to get a degree in business...enjoys
listening to techno, electronic, dance and industrial
music...favorite foods are pizza and olives...favorite
movies are "Fight Club", "Interview With The Vampire",
Minority Report" and "The Matrix". |
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since January 24, 2008