U.S. Olympic Athletes

Kimberly Derrick

  • Home:  Memphis, Tenn.,
  • Birthday:  April 28, 1985

EVENT - SHORT TRACK SPEEDSKATING

HEIGHT 5'4"     WEIGHT 122 lbs

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OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2006 Olympic Winter Games
    - Ladies 1000m: 14th
    - Ladies Relay: 4th overall
  • 2010 Olympic Winter Games
    - Ladies 1500m: 21st

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2005-09 World Short Track Team Championships
  • 2005-09 World Short Track Championships
  • 2008-09 World Cup Series: Bronze - 1000m (WC 1); Silver - 1500m, Bronze - Ladies Relay (WC 5); Gold - 1000m, Gold - Ladies Relay (WC 6)
  • 2009 U.S. Short Track Championships: Gold - 500m; Silver - 1000m and 1500m; Bronze - 3000m
  • 2009 World Short Track Championships - 8th Overall
  • 2009 World Short Track Team Championships: Bronze - U.S. Ladies Team
  • Ranked No. 3 in 1000m in World Cup standings
  • Ranked No. 7 in 1500m in World Cup standings

PERSONAL

Coaches: Jae Su Chun, Laurent Daignault, Jimmy Jang

Kimberly Derrick grew up on inline skates and, between the ages of 6 and 18, she dominated the women's inline world, winning and placing in numerous National Championships. At 18, Derrick switched to ice and took on the speedskating world with the same ferocity she did with inline competitions.

As a member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team in Torino, Italy, Derrick realized her dream of making an Olympic team, and in September 2009, she earned a spot on the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team.

During World Cup competition in the 2008-09 season, Derrick earned three medals in the 1000m, including a gold. She was also part of the ladies relay team that won the gold medal in Dresden, Germany - the first time the U.S. ladies have won gold in this event. During the ISU World Short Track Team Championships in the Netherlands, Derrick was part of the ladies team, earning a bronze medal overall.

Derrick is an instrumental part of the ladies relay team which won a silver medal at World Cup 3 in Montreal.

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