Men
USA
Brian Hansen
USA- Date of birth03 Sep 1990
- Height183 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownMilwaukee
- Place of birthGlenview, IL
- Start skating Club He took up speed skating at age 10 in Northbrook, IL, United States of America. Team Swider-Peltz: Milwaukee, WI, USA
- HobbiesLake surfing. (Instagram profile, 16 Oct 2017)
- LanguagesEnglish
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"A ship is safe in the harbour but that's not what ships are built for." (Athlete, 10 Mar 2012)
US swimmer Anthony Ervin. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
Coach Nancy Swider-Peltz, and his parents. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
He injured a disc in his lower back while lifting weights in July 2009. The injury still affected him in 2017. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017; chicagotribune.com, 07 Feb 2010)
To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Facebook page, 16 Oct 2017)
Winning a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
SKATING RETURN
He took a break from the sport after the 2013/14 season to pursue his studies at University of Colorado Boulder in United States of America. He returned to competitive action for the beginning of the 2016/17 campaign. (teamswiderpeltz.com, 06 Jan 2017)
OTHER EDUCATION
He has studied at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, United States of America. (Facebook page, 16 Oct 2017)
He took a break from the sport after the 2013/14 season to pursue his studies at University of Colorado Boulder in United States of America. He returned to competitive action for the beginning of the 2016/17 campaign. (teamswiderpeltz.com, 06 Jan 2017)
OTHER EDUCATION
He has studied at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, United States of America. (Facebook page, 16 Oct 2017)
"I played [ice] hockey, so I already knew how to skate, and a family friend recommended I try speed skating. We tried it at the Northbrook Speed Skating Club. I liked it at the time and stuck with it."
