Christine Nesbitt

Overall

• 2006 Olympic silver medallist and Olympic record holder in team pursuit with Cindy Klassen and Kristina Groves (2006) … World record holder in team pursuit with Groves and Brittany Schussler (2009) … 2009 world champion in 1,000 metres and team pursuit … 2009 world bronze medallist in 1,500 metres … 2007 world bronze medallist in 1,000 metres … 2008-09 overall World Cup champion in 1,000 metres … Finished 2nd overall in 2007-08 World Cup 1,500-metre standings … Finished 3rd overall in 2008-09 World Cup 1,500-metre standings … Named Speed Skating Canada's 2005 Rising Star (long track).

World Championship (WC) Results

• 2009 (Richmond, CAN): Gold – 1,000 metres; Gold – Pursuit; Bronze – 1,500 2008 (Nagano, JPN): Silver – Pursuit; 4th – 1,000 metres; 5th – 1,500 metres; 12th – 5,000 metres 2007 (Salt Lake City, USA): Bronze – 1,000 metres; 6th – 1,500 metres 2005 (Inzell, GER): 17th – 1,000 metres; 17th – 1,500 metres

Career Notes

• 2009-10: Captured 11 World Cup medals … Helped set world record in team pursuit (2:55.79) in Calgary (12/9/09). 2008-09: World champion in 1,000 metres and team pursuit and bronze medallist in 1,500 metres … Finished 6th overall at AllRound WC … Won 10 individual World Cup medals and one in team pursuit …Finished first overall on World Cup circuit in 1,000 metres … Won three medals including two gold (1,000 and 1,500 metres) at Canadian Championships … Ranked 1st in 1,000 and 1,500 metres in Canada. 2007-08: Finished 4th overall at AllRound WC … Won 10 individual World Cup medals, and three in team pursuit … Ranked 2nd in 1,500 metres World Cup standings … Captured five medals at Canadian Championships, including gold in 1,000 metres … Ranked 2nd in 1,000 and 1,500 metres in Canada. 2006-07: Finished 9th overall at AllRound WC … World bronze medallist in 1,000 metres … Collected four World Cup medals, and was ranked 4th overall in 1,500 metres and 7th in 1,000 metres … Ranked 1st in 1,000 and 3rd in 1,500 metres in Canada. 2005-06: Made Olympic debut and helped capture silver medal in team pursuit … Finished 16th overall at AllRound WC … Ranked 2nd overall in pursuit and 11th in 1,500 metres on World Cup circuit … Won gold in 1,500 metres and bronze in 1,000 metres at Canadian Championships … Ranked 3rd in both 1,000 and 1,500 metres in Canada.

Personal

• Father, Wayne, is Canadian and mother, Judith, is Australian … Played hockey for the London Devilettes prior to trying short track speed skating … Was an Ontario scholar in high school … Started speed skating at age 12 … At 18, switched from short track to long track in 2003 to attend the University of Calgary and study engineering.