Kristina Groves, 33-years-old, has had a 20-year career on the the ice. She has been a Games medallist in four Olympics. This past winter in Vancouver, she took silver and bronze and missed a third medal by six one-hundredths of a second. She just won the 1,500-metre race at the World Cup final, leaving her with her third straight overall women’s title for the distance race.
Kristina has recently said she plans on competing another year and will take her career a year at a time, but has no current plans of another Olympic appearance. She has been rather back-and-forth about even putting in another year, but right now, her heart is all speed.
“I was really surprised in Europe, after the Olympics, how much I enjoyed racing,” Kristina recently said in a telephone interview. “I wasn’t sure because the Olympics was such a gong show. But I felt a big sigh. It was nice to go to Europe and race for racing’s sake. It told me I want to keep skating.”
We love her dedication to her heart and the sport. And, we love any women who puts the time in the gym!