ABOUT KRISTEN
I was born and raised in Fairfield, CT. I grew up enjoying many sports: from figure skating, to dance, to soccer, and even occasionally hockey where I was the only girl (but boys had cooties so that didn't last too long). At the age of 9 I finally made the switch over to short track speed skating which eventually became my main priority.
After graduating from Fairfield Warde High School I moved out to Salt Lake City, UT where I began training full time while attending the University of Utah. This Spring of 2021, I finally graduated with a degree in Kinesiology with a minor in Nutrition. Training for the Olympics is like having a full time job (except coolest full time job ever), I train 8 hours a day, 6 days a week on the US National Team. Eventually all that training has pulled off as I have been competing at World Cups for 7 years now.
Some random things you may not know about me are:
I have two huskies named Bear and Koda
My nickname at the rink is "Puff" and you will not hear anyone call me anything else, even Kristen
I have been a vegetarian my entire life, and switched to a completely plant based diet two years ago
I have a tattoo of a smiley face on the bottom of my toe
