Kathryn Thomson

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

Kathryn Thomson
Personal information
Born (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996
Irvine, Scotland
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportShort track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2018
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
2013 Brașov500 metre

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 metre event at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival. She crashed out of her 1500 metre 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 metre events.[7]

References
  1. "Kathryn Thomson". teamgb.com. Team GB. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "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. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. 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.
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