Alanna_Kraus

Alanna Kraus

Alanna Kraus

Canadian short track speed skater

Alanna Kraus (born June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games. In the 500 m she placed 6th; 8th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m.[1][2][3] She was also a silver medallist at the 2000 Goodwill Games.[2]

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In the 2006 Winter Olympics she won silver as part of the short track relay team in the 3000 meter race with Tania Vicent, Kalyna Roberge, and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher.[4] In her only individual event at the Games, the 500  she placed 9th. She won a silver medal in the relay event at the 2006 World Championships.

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Personal life

Kraus first started speed skating at age four.[2] She is one of many Olympic athletes to come from the National Sport School based in Calgary, Alberta.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Profile of Alanna Kraus by the Canadian Olympic Committee Archived 2006-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Profile of Alanna Kraus by Speed Skating Canada Archived 2006-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Alanna Kraus: Short-track speed skating, London Free Press, February 9, 2006.
  4. [4]
    Byers, Jim, "Canada silver in relay", Toronto Star, February 22, 2006.
  5. [5]
    Bergman, Brian, "Athletes' ABCs: National Sport, Calgary" Archived 2005-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Maclean's, August 23, 2004.


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