Tania Vicent

Overall

• Four-time Olympian with a medal in each Games … Has competed in 12 WC and won seven WC relay medals … Triple bronze medallist at Team WC … Named Speed Skating Canada’s 2004 Female Skater of the Year (Short Track).

World Championship (WC) Results

• 2008 (Gangneung City, KOR): 13th – overall; 12th – 500 metres; 7th – 1,000 metres; 22nd – 1,500 metres; Silver – relay 2006 (Minneapolis, USA): Silver – relay 2005 (Beijing, CHN): Gold – relay 2004 (Gothenburg, SWE): 21st – overall; 14th – 1,000 metres; 7th – 1,500 metres; 4th – relay 2003 (Warsaw, POL): 11th – overall; 12th – 500 metres; 10th – 1,000 metres; 8th – 1,500 metres; Silver – relay 2002 (Montreal, CAN): Bronze – relay 2001 (Jeonju, KOR): 5th – overall; 30th – 500 metres; 5th – 1,000 metres; 4th – 1,500 metres; 5th – 3,000 metres; 8th – relay 2000 (Sheffield, GBR): Bronze – relay 1999 (Sofia, BUL): 4th – relay 1998 (Vienna, AUS): 19th – overall; 6th – relay 1996 (The Hague, NED): 5th – relay 1995 (Gjovik, NOR): 16th – overall; Bronze – relay

Career Notes

• 2009-10: Captured four World Cup relay medals. 2008-09: Missed first half of season due to chronic left hip injury … Finished 14th overall at Canadian Open Championship. 2007-08: Was 13th overall at WC … Captured bronze at Team WC in Beijing, CHN … Won two relay medals on World Cup circuit … Finished 2nd overall at Canadian Open Championships. 2006-07: Did not skate due to injury. 2005-06: Won silver medal in relay at Olympic Winter Games … Won silver in relay at WC … Captured bronze at Team WC in Montreal … Ranked 2nd in relay for World Cup season. 2004-05: Captured bronze at Team WC in Chuncheon, KOR … Won gold in relay at WC … Finished 7th overall at Canadian Open Championships. 2003-04: Ranked 21st overall at WC … Had 4th-place showing at Team WC in St Petersburg, RUS. 2002-03: Finished 11th overall at WC … Placed 4th at Team WC in Budapest, HUN … Ranked 3rd in relay for World Cup season. 2001-02: Captured bronze in relay at WC … Won bronze at Team WC in Milwaukee, USA. 2000-01: Finished 30th overall at WC … Ranked 3rd in relay for World Cup season. 1999-00: Won bronze in relay at WC … Finished 4th at Team WC. 1998-99: Was 4th in relay at WC … Captured silver at Team WC in St. Louis, USA. 1997-98: Captured bronze in relay at Olympic Winter Games … Finished 19th overall at WC … Won bronze at Team WC in Bormio, ITA. 1996-97: Ranked 5th overall in Canada. 1995-96: Was 5th in relay at WC … Placed 4th at WC in Lake Placid, USA. 1994-95: Won bronze in relay at WC … Captured bronze at Team WC in Zoetermeer, NED.

Personal

• Daughter of Anne-Marie Ethier and Francis Vicent … One brother, Philippe (36) … Studying administration at the Université du Québec à Montréal.