| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's short track speed skating | ||
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2011 Sheffield | 5000 m relay |
Anthony J. Lobello, Jr. is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 2006 Olympics and will participate in the qualifying event[1] to take place in Marquette, Michigan September 8–12, 2009, for the 2010 Olympics.
With only three years of speed skating experience prior to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, Lobello surprised the field and made the team.He is the highest ranking American (7th) in the 500-meter event for the 2008-2009 World Cup season,[1] which places him ahead of the gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno.
Lobello was named Colorado's Red-Hot Bachelor by Cosmopolitan magazine in 2005.[2] In addition to all of this, Lobello is an undergraduate student at the University of Utah, majoring in Communications and maintaining a 3.6 GPA.
Lobello trains on the Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, along with teammate Ohno. When asked how he feels about his competition, Lobello said, “It’s a unique sensation training everyday with the same guys I will compete against every Sunday.”
The U.S. Speed Skating Team is ranked 3rd in the world. This team includes several prior Olympic Games medalists. NBC recently announced it will air all the speed skating events in prime-time television to the United States. Anthony Lobello is 27 and is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is also considering to come back to Marquette, Michigan to train for the 2014 Olympics.