Jonathan Kuck

Jonathan Kuck
Personal information
Born March 14, 1990 (1990-03-14) (age 22)
Urbana, Illinois
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 175 pounds (79 kg)
Sport
Country  United States

Jonathan Kuck (born March 14, 1990 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kuck won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Brian Hansen and Chad Hedrick. Kuck has also won a gold medal at the World Championships, a silver medal at the World Allround Championships, and a silver medal at the World Junior Championships.

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Career

2010 Winter Olympics

Trials

Games

In the 10000 m, Kuck placed 8th with a time of 13:31.78. He was the highest American finish.[1]

The American pursuit team consisted of Kuck, Chad Hedrick, Brian Hansen, and Trevor Marsicano. Kuck, Hedrick, and Marsicano eliminated Japan in the quarterfinal, which advanced them to face the heavily favored Netherlands in the semifinal.[2] Kuck, Hedrick, and Hansen then beat the Dutch team by .4 seconds, with a final time of 3:42.71.[3]

The American team were defeated by the Canadians in the gold medal final. The same trio that skated the semifinal trailed Canada in the gold medal final by as much as 0.73 seconds early in the race, trimming that margin to 0.21 at the finish with a time of 3:41.58. The Canadians hit the line at 3:41.37 to win the gold medal, leaving the American team with silver. The bronze went to the Netherlands, which set an Olympic record in the B final with a time of 3:39.95.[4]

2010 World Allround Championships

Personal

Kuck's demeanour is described as quiet and reserved.[5] Kuck started speed skating when he was ten and has competed internationally since 2008.[6] Kuck is a prized alum of Countryside School and a graduate of University Laboratory High School.

Personal bests

Event Time Date Avg. speed Location
500 m 35.97 Feb 12, 2011 30.64 mph (49.31 km/h) Calgary
1000 m 1:10.15 Dec 30, 2009 31.89 mph (51.32 km/h) Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:43.12 Feb 13, 2011 31.85 mph (51.26 km/h) Calgary
3000 m 3:46.41† Sept 19, 2009 29.64 mph (47.70 km/h) Milwaukee
5000 m 6:17.88 Feb 13, 2011 29.28 mph (47.12 km/h) Calgary
10000 m 13:11.44 Feb 13, 2011 28.34 mph (45.61 km/h) Calgary
Team pursuit 3:41.58‡ Feb 27, 2010 30.37 mph (48.88 km/h) Vancouver

Key: ‡ = National Record † = Track Record

Last updated March 2, 2010.

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