Women
CAN
Jamie MacDonald
CAN- Date of birth22 Dec 1994
- Height159 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownCalgary
- Place of birthKitimat
- Start skatingShe began skating in 2000 at the Fort St. James Falcons Speed Skating Club in British Columbia, Canada. At age 16 she moved to Calgary, AB, to begin training seriously at the Olympic Oval. "I had a lot of friends who skated with me at a young age and it was a lot of fun. Once I got older, people stopped skating and it was just me and my dad at some point and I knew then I had to move on to Calgary to train with people who were at my speed."
- Club N/A
- HobbiesKnitting, hiking. (olympic.ca, 20 Aug 2017)
- LanguagesEnglish
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning silver in the 3000m relay at the 2015 World Cup event in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016)
"I am a quiet and shy person. I don't have the big personality that some of my teammates have. I prefer to let my actions speak for themselves. I want to go out there and win. I want to show the world what I'm capable of and I don't think I need a big personality to do that." (passionpvss.blogspot.com, 08 Feb 2018)
Canadian short track skater Marie-Eve Drolet. (olympic.ca, 20 Aug 2017)
Coach Maggie Qi. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has also studied at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017)
She has also studied at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017)
"My neighbours recommended it to me so I tried it out. I always kind of knew short track was what I wanted to do, it had all the elements that I love, like the speed and the tactics. You're in such tight quarters with all the other skaters and I love the competition of going out there and wanting to beat everybody on this line."
