Brittany Schussler

Infobox Speed Skater


imagesize=240px
caption=Brittany Schussler participating at the 2007 World Cup at Heerenveen, Netherlands.
country=Canada
club=Winnipeg Speed Skating
birth_date=April 21, 1985
birth_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba
pb=500m - 39.081000m - 1:15.92
1500m - 1:55.69
3000m - 4:06.24
5000m - 7.12,55 Brittany Schussler (born on April 21, 1985 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian speed skater.cite web |url= http://www.speedskating.ca/athlete-bios-long-track.cfm?memberID=3093&teamID=67|title= Athlete Biography: Brittany Schussler|accessdate=2008-03-06 |format= |work= ] She is since 2002 member of the national "High Performance Long Track Team".

Schusslers best performances are the sixth place at the World Championship 1500 meters in 2008 and three times bronze medallist at National Single Distance Championships. The best performance of teams she participated are the gold medal at a World Cup Team Pursuit (Feb 2008), the first place at the World Cup Standings Team Pursuit 2008 and a silver medal at the World Championship 2008 in Nagano.

Biography

Early life

Schussler was introduced to speed skating at age 7.

Hobbies

She likes to read, cook and play soccer.

Professional speed skating career

Already at a young age Schussler at the World Junior Championships. 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.cite web |url= http://www.desg.de/?page_id=814&anzeige=skater&skater=4637|title= Results of Brittany Schussler|accessdate=2008-03-06 |format= |work= ]

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.

Personal records

Tournament summary

:"- = 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"

References

External links

* [http://fotos.desg.de/athletes.php?id=709 Photos of Brittany Schussler]
* [http://www.sskating.com/index.php?&name=SCHUSSLER&fname=Brittany&nat=CAN&lm=l Personal Bests of Brittany Schussler]
* [http://www.desg.de/?page_id=814&anzeige=skater&skater=4637 Results of Brittany Schussler]
* [http://www.speedskating-online.com/schusslersept2007.htm Brittany Schussler looking forward to next season, September 2007]

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NAME=Brittany Schussler
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian speed skater from Winnipeg, Manitoba; participated at the World Championships Allround en Single Distances in 2008.
DATE OF BIRTH=April 21, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=