Kristina Groves

Kristina Nicole Groves (born December 4, 1976) is a Canadian retired speed skater. 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, and she won the silver medal in the 1500 m event and the bronze medal in the 3000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Kristina Groves
Personal information
Born (1976-12-04) December 4, 1976
Ottawa, Ontario
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Sport
Country Canada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2006 Turin1500 m
2006 TurinTeam pursuit
2010 Vancouver1500 m
2010 Vancouver3000 m
World Allround Championships
2009 HamarAllround
2010 HeerenveenAllround
2006 CalgaryAllround
2008 BerlinAllround
World Single Distance Championships
2007 Salt Lake CityTeam pursuit
2008 Nagano3000 m
2009 VancouverTeam pursuit
2005 InzellTeam pursuit
2008 Nagano1000 m
2008 NaganoTeam pursuit
2005 Inzell3000 m
2007 Salt Lake City1500 m
2007 Salt Lake City5000 m
2008 Nagano1500 m
2008 Nagano5000 m
2009 Vancouver3000 m
2009 Vancouver5000 m
Updated on November 23, 2012.

As of 2012, she was ranked sixth on the women's Adelskalender, her teammates Cindy Klassen and Christine Nesbitt were ranked first and seventh respectively.

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