Brittany Schussler

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Brittany Schussler
Brittany Schussler

Brittany Schussler participating at the 2007 World Cup at Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Country Canada
Club Winnipeg Speed Skating
Date of birth April 21, 1985
Place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba
Personal best 500m - 39.08

1000m - 1:15.92
1500m - 1:55.69
3000m - 4:06.24
5000m - 7.12,55
Titles
Medal record
Women's speed skating
World Distance Championships
Silver 2008 Nagano Team pursuit
World Junior Championships
Bronze 2004 Roseville Team pursuit
Bronze 2003 Kushiro Team pursuit
Bronze 2003 Kushiro 1500m
World Cup Standings
Gold 2008 Team pursuit
World Cup Races
Gold 2008 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver 2007 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver 2007 Turin Team pursuit
Canadian Allround Championships
Bronze 2005 1500m
Gold 2002 Overall
Gold 2002 1000m
Silver 2002 500m
Canadian Single Distance Championships
Bronze 2008 3000m
Bronze 2007 3000m
Bronze 2006 1500m
Canadian Sprint Championships
Silver 2005 1000m
Bronze 2004 1000m
Bronze 2003 1000m

Brittany Schussler (born on April 21, 1985 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian speed skater.[1] She is since 2002 member of the national High Performance Long Track Team.[1]

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.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Schussler was introduced to speed skating at age 7.[1]

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[edit] Hobbies

She likes to read, cook and play soccer.[1]

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[edit] 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.[2]

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.

[edit] Personal records

Personal records
Women's Speed skating
Distance Time Date Location Notes
500 m 39.08 2007-12-28 Calgary
1,000 m 1:15.92 2007-11-18 Calgary
1,500 m 1:55.69 2007-11-17 Calgary
3,000 m 4:06.24 2007-11-16 Calgary
5,000 m 7:12.55 2007-12-01 Kolomna
Team Pursuit 3:02.69 2008-02-24 Heerenveen With K.Groves and S.Rempel

[edit] Tournament summary

year Canadian
Distance		 Canadian
Allround		 Canadian
Sprint		 Continental World
Allround		 World
Distance		 World
Cup		 World
Junior
99/00 - - - - - - 5th
00/01 15th - - - - - 8th
01/02 - - - - 4th
4th team pursuit
02/03 13th 5th - - - 32th 1000m 4th
team pursuit
03/04 NC 5th - - - 43th 1000m 10th
team pursuit
04/05 NC NC - - - 46th 1000m -
05/06 6th 1000m
1500m
5th 3000m		 7th - 44th 500m
23th 1000m
36th 1500m		 -
06/07 7th 500m
5th 1000m
5th 1500m
3000m		 6th - - 30th 500m
20th 1000m
17th 1500m
28th 3k/5k		 -
07/08 9th 500m
4th 1000m
4th 1500m
3000m
4th 5000m		 6th NC15 6th 1500m
13th 3000m
team pursuit		 51th 500m
13th 1000m
12th 1500m
28th 3k/5k
team pursuit		 -
- = 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Athlete Biography: Brittany Schussler. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
  2. ^ Results of Brittany Schussler. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.

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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
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