The Olympic trials speedskating are being held at the Petit Center in Milwaukee.
MU Alum Brian Hansen (who earned a Silver medal in 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the team pursuit when he was still a student at MU https://marquettewire.org/3779902/tribune/tribune-sports/brian-hansen-story/)
He qualified again for the Olympics in the Men's 1500.
https://www.teamusa.org/us-speedskating/athletes/Brian-Hansen
Emery Lehman, a civil engineering student at MU is also trying to qualify. Even though he won the Men's 5000, he needs help to make the Olympic team.
https://marquettewire.org/3983948/sports/engineering-student-emery-lehmans-second-olympics-within-reach/
https://marquettewire.org/3984031/sports/trials-day-1-lehman-wins-5000-meter-race-olympic-fate-still-in-limbo/
Did I miss anything?
Did the 52-year-old guy from downstate Illinois qualify for the 1500?
Quote from: warriorchick on January 06, 2018, 08:18:05 PM
Did the 52-year-old guy from downstate Illinois qualify for the 1500?
You mean 47 year old KC Boutiette? ... no
https://www.teamusa.org/us-speedskating/athletes/KC-Boutiette
But he has been in four Olympics (between 1994 and 2006) and competed in the 1998 Winter X-games.
Quote from: Yukon Cornelius on January 06, 2018, 09:19:51 PM
You mean 47 year old KC Boutiette? ... no
https://www.teamusa.org/us-speedskating/athletes/KC-Boutiette
But he has been in four Olympics (between 1994 and 2006) and competed in the 1998 Winter X-games.
No, this guy was from Champaign or something and it would have been his first Olympics. They were talking about him on the Chicago News.