Men
USA
Ryan Pivirotto
USA- Date of birth14 May 1995
- Height165 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownSalt Lake City
- Place of birthAnn Arbor, MI
- Start skating Club He took up the sport in March 2010 in Connecticut, United States of America.
- HobbiesPaddleboarding, baking bread. (teamusa.org, 16 Jul 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish
- FamliyPartner Nikki
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same." [Rudyard Kipling] (teamusa.org, 01 Aug 2020)
US short track skater Apolo Anton Ohno, Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
He sustained a cut to his left ankle during the 2018/19 season and did not compete for one year. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Instagram profile, 18 Feb 2022)
RETIREMENT
He retired from competition following the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. "It's something I've been trying to wrap my head around this entire year. Really deciding if I wanted to give it my all. And, I'm relieved to say that, yes, I'm retiring, yes, I'm ready to move forward and to just begin a new life." (kslsports.com, 19 Feb 2022)
POST-OLYMPIC BLUES
He was an alternate at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, but did not compete. After this he questioned his abilities and considered quitting the sport. "I was asking myself, 'Am I really that good? I can't even skate at the Olympics'. I've asked that a lot. 'Is this all I can really do? Am I done?' I asked myself that a lot [during the 2018/19 season] because I just wasn't good. I still had the baggage from the Olympics. I think my talk with Wil [coach Wilma Boomstra] was the thing that really was the turning point. I was able to bury all my doubts, all my grudges, everything that happened to me at the Olympics and that season. I was able to bury it and just forget about it, or not have it affect me as a skater." (sltrib.com, 04 Jan 2020)
He retired from competition following the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. "It's something I've been trying to wrap my head around this entire year. Really deciding if I wanted to give it my all. And, I'm relieved to say that, yes, I'm retiring, yes, I'm ready to move forward and to just begin a new life." (kslsports.com, 19 Feb 2022)
POST-OLYMPIC BLUES
He was an alternate at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, but did not compete. After this he questioned his abilities and considered quitting the sport. "I was asking myself, 'Am I really that good? I can't even skate at the Olympics'. I've asked that a lot. 'Is this all I can really do? Am I done?' I asked myself that a lot [during the 2018/19 season] because I just wasn't good. I still had the baggage from the Olympics. I think my talk with Wil [coach Wilma Boomstra] was the thing that really was the turning point. I was able to bury all my doubts, all my grudges, everything that happened to me at the Olympics and that season. I was able to bury it and just forget about it, or not have it affect me as a skater." (sltrib.com, 04 Jan 2020)
His parents initially tried to introduce him to the sport when he lived in Michigan, United States of America, but he was focused on ice hockey at the time. He was eventually inspired to try short track after watching the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. "My first time, I was worried about adjusting to the skate blade since it is thinner than on hockey skates. I ended up not having any problems. Everyone was surprised at how well I did."
