Lana Gehring Explained

Lana Gehring
Birth Date:21 August 1990
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Weight:137lb
Sport:Short track speed skating
Club:U.S. National Racing Program

Lana Gehring (born August 21, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American short track speed skater. She competed for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal as part of a relay team. She has qualified for a spot on the U.S. team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Gehring won a bronze medal as part of the 3000 m relay team.[1] After failing to make the U.S. short track team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Gerhing retired from speed skating. She then began skating long track before returning to short track. In December 2017 she qualified for the U.S. short track team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ladies' 3000 m Relay – final results . 2010-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100219005330/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-short-track-speed-skating/schedule-and-results/ladies-3000-m-relay-finals_stw430100jr.html . 2010-02-19 .
  2. News: John-Henry Krueger, Lana Gehring claim first spots on U.S. Olympic short track team. NBC Olympics. 2017-12-16. en.