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| Born | (1976-12-04)December 4, 1976 (age 48) Ottawa,Ontario[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristina Nicole Groves (born December 4, 1976[1][2]) is aCanadian retiredspeed skater. She is Canada's most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event.[3] She won four Olympic medals: she won two silver medals at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit,[2] and she won the silver medal in the 1500 m event and the bronze medal in the 3000 m event at theVancouver2010 Winter Olympics.[2]
As of 2012, she was ranked sixth on the women'sAdelskalender, her teammatesCindy Klassen andChristine Nesbitt were ranked first and seventh respectively.[4]
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Groves made herOlympic debut inSalt Lake City for the2002 Winter Olympics held in theUnited States. She finished 20th at 1500 m, 8th at 3000 m and 10th at 5000 m.[5]
Four years later, during the2006 Winter Olympics games held inTurin,Italy, Groves participated in five events (1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, team pursuit). She finished 5th at 1000 m, 2nd at the 1500 m, 8th at the 3000 m, 6th at the 5000 m, and 2nd in the team pursuit with the Canadian team.
She was the 2008Single Distances World Champion on the 3000-m. She won a medal in every event that she skated at these championships, as she also won an additional 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.
During the 2008–2009 world cup season, Groves won 12 medals including four gold. During the 2009 World Single Distances Championships held at the newRichmond Olympic Oval, nearVancouver, British Columbia, Canada, her career took an amazing turn when Groves became the most decorated speed skating athlete in the country at this event, surpassing the well-knownJeremy Wotherspoon with 13 medals, compared to his 10. She is also the world cup winner for a second year in a row at 1500 m event.
During theCalgary Essent ISU Worldcup held at theOlympic Oval, Groves set aworld record on December 6, 2009, at the team pursuit with teammatesChristine Nesbitt andBrittany Schussler with a time of two minutes 55.79 seconds.[6]
Groves qualified for 5 events for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver and participated in the 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m and team pursuit, more than any other athletes on the Canadian speed skating team.[7] In her first event at the Olympics, the3000 metres, she won a bronze medal.[8] On February 18 she finished fourth in the1000 metres, .06 seconds behind the bronze medal winner. Her teammateChristine Nesbitt won the gold medal.[9] On February 21, she won a silver medal in the1500 metres.[10] She became the11th Canadian to win at least four medals at the Olympics (Summer or Winter).[11]
Born in Ottawa, Groves attendedFielding Drive Public School andBrookfield High School. She trained with the Ottawa Pacers Speed Skating Club.[12] She majored in kinesiology atUniversity of Calgary and graduated in 2004.[13] Groves was inducted into theOttawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Groves' currentAdelskalender score is 157.616, which places 6th of all time.[4]
| 500 m | – | 38.75 |
| 1000 m | – | 1:14.51 |
| 1500 m | – | 1:53.18 |
| 3000 m | – | 3:58.11 |
| 5000 m | – | 6:54.54 |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com.[14]
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
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| Team pursuit | 3:05.49 | November 12, 2004 | Hamar |
| Team pursuit | 3:03.07 | November 20, 2004 | Berlijn |
| Team pursuit | 2:55.79 | December 6, 2009 | Calgary |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com.[2]
