Chantal Bailey (-Cermak, née Dunn) (born May 28,[1] 1965) was a member of the 1994 US Olympic Team for speed skating. Currently she is coach for the Bemidji, Minnesota Pioneer Speedskating Club [1].
Chantal was born May 28, 1965 and grew up in Champaign, Illinois, the same hometown of her 1994 Olympic teammate Bonnie Blair, who wrote in Chantal's freshman yearbook, "I really think you should be a speed skater".[2] As a child and a teenager Chantal was a figure skater before turning over to speed skating.[2] At the age of 14 she was diagnosed as bulimic.[2] After graduation from Centennial High School in Champaign, she moved to the Boulder, Colorado area to get a degree in sports medicine technology. While waiting tables she wanted to exercise, so she purchased a $6 pair of speedskates from a Boulder garage sale[3] and begun speedskating. In 1990 she made the US National Speedskating Team and four years later made the US Olympic Team.[3]
Speedskatingedit
Chantal began speedskating in 1986 and in 1990 made the US National team. She was crowned the 1992-93 all-around U.S. women’s speed skating champion and 1994 national champion in the 3,000-meter race.[4] She made the 1994 Olympic team and won the 1995 age-class national championships for speedskating.[5] Chantal retired from competitive speedskating in 1998.
In the winter of 2005-2006 Chantal started the Pioneer Skating Club in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her club has hosted to the 2008, 2009, and 2010 National Long Track Marathon.
^ abcPreston, Mike (January 9, 1994). "Winning Olympic spots twice as nice for speed skater Bailey". Baltimore Sun.
^ abVecsey, George (February 6, 1994). "ALL-AMERICAN SPEED; She Has Health and Olympics". New York Times.
^MDA / Quest Vol. 13 No. 2 / Connections / Former Olympian Skates On June 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^Past National Class Champions- National Speedskating Museum[permanent dead link]
External linksedit
Skateresults.com Chantal Bailey
Bemidji Speedskating
January 01, 1970
chantal, bailey, cermak, née, dunn, born, 1965, member, 1994, olympic, team, speed, skating, currently, coach, bemidji, minnesota, pioneer, speedskating, club, personal, informationborn, 1965, 1965, champaign, illinoiswebsitewww, bemidjispeedskating, orgsportc. Chantal Bailey Cermak nee Dunn born May 28 1 1965 was a member of the 1994 US Olympic Team for speed skating Currently she is coach for the Bemidji Minnesota Pioneer Speedskating Club 1 Chantal BaileyPersonal informationBorn 1965 05 28 May 28 1965 age 58 Champaign IllinoisWebsitewww bemidjispeedskating orgSportCountry United StatesSportSpeed skatingTurned pro1990Retired1998 Contents 1 Biography 2 Speedskating 2 1 Personal records 2 2 Olympic Results 3 Pioneer Speeedskating Club of Bemidji 4 References 5 External linksBiography editChantal was born May 28 1965 and grew up in Champaign Illinois the same hometown of her 1994 Olympic teammate Bonnie Blair who wrote in Chantal s freshman yearbook I really think you should be a speed skater 2 As a child and a teenager Chantal was a figure skater before turning over to speed skating 2 At the age of 14 she was diagnosed as bulimic 2 After graduation from Centennial High School in Champaign she moved to the Boulder Colorado area to get a degree in sports medicine technology While waiting tables she wanted to exercise so she purchased a 6 pair of speedskates from a Boulder garage sale 3 and begun speedskating In 1990 she made the US National Speedskating Team and four years later made the US Olympic Team 3 Speedskating editChantal began speedskating in 1986 and in 1990 made the US National team She was crowned the 1992 93 all around U S women s speed skating champion and 1994 national champion in the 3 000 meter race 4 She made the 1994 Olympic team and won the 1995 age class national championships for speedskating 5 Chantal retired from competitive speedskating in 1998 Personal records edit Distance Result Location Date 500 m 41 02 Unknown 1998 1 000 m 1 20 90 Unknown 1998 1 500 m 2 06 19 Unknown 1998 3 000 m 4 30 84 Unknown 1993 5 000 m 7 49 74 Unknown 1993 1 Olympic Results edit Distance Result Location Date 1 000 m 1 23 52 Vikingskipet February 23 1994 1 500 m 2 09 68 Vikingskipet February 21 1994 3 000 m 4 34 64 Vikingskipet February 17 1994 1 Pioneer Speeedskating Club of Bemidji editIn the winter of 2005 2006 Chantal started the Pioneer Skating Club in Bemidji Minnesota Her club has hosted to the 2008 2009 and 2010 National Long Track Marathon References edit a b c Chantal Bailey Biography and Olympic History a b c Preston Mike January 9 1994 Winning Olympic spots twice as nice for speed skater Bailey Baltimore Sun a b Vecsey George February 6 1994 ALL AMERICAN SPEED She Has Health and Olympics New York Times MDA Quest Vol 13 No 2 Connections Former Olympian Skates On Archived June 16 2010 at the Wayback Machine Past National Class Champions National Speedskating Museum permanent dead link External links editSkateresults com Chantal Bailey Bemidji Speedskating Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chantal Bailey amp oldid 1182092310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
