Kimberly Derrick
Short Track Speedskating
2006 Olympian
2010 Olympic hopeful
Personal Specs
Height: 5'4"
Short List Performance
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games - fourth (3000m relay), DQ (1000m)
- 2009 World Championships - fourth (3000m relay), seventh (500m), eighth (1500m, overall), ninth (1000m)
- Ranked No. 3 in 1000m in World Cup standings
- Ranked No. 7 in 1500m in World Cup standings
Vancouver Watch
Derrick got her first Olympic Winter Games experience out of the way in 2006. Now, she'd like to leave with a medal. She has a shot individually in the 1000m and the 1500m and an even better chance in the relay. In the final World Cup event of the 2008-09 season, Derrick won the 1000m. If she can keep that momentum, perhaps Derrick can win the U.S. Team's first Olympic women's short track speedskating medal since 1994.
Personal
Derrick is a converted inline skater and the first U.S. Winter Olympian born in Arkansas. She has lived in Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan and Utah. At Northern Michigan University, she majored in elementary education, and she would like to go into teaching one day.
Did You Know...?
- Enjoys scary movies, music, computers, puzzles and crafts
- In Torino, skated for her grandfather who had died of a heart attack hours before her 1000m quarterfinal race
- Served as Grand Marshal of Jaycee's Patriot's Day Parade in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2006