Women
CAN
Brianne Tutt
CAN- Date of birth09 Jun 1992
- Height175 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownCalgary
- Place of birthCalgary
- Start skating Club She began speed skating in 2003 in Calgary, AB, Canada. Club Ichiban: Calgary, AB, CAN
- HobbiesWatching television, scrapbooking, football, riding her motorcycle, rafting. (olympic.ca, 22 Jan 2014)
- LanguagesEnglish
- Other nameBri (Facebook profile, 03 Nov 2016)
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Be stubborn." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2017)
"Never give up." (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017)
"Never give up." (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017)
Canadian ice hockey player Pernell Karl Subban. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2017)
Her grandmother Barb Barkley and coach Xiuli Wang. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015; Athlete, 12 Nov 2017)
In December 2012 she was setting up for a practice start when she was hit from behind by another skater. She was left with a broken collarbone, broken ribs, a fractured skull, two fractured vertebrae in her neck, a loss of hearing in her left ear, and facial paralysis [Bells Palsy]. She was back on skates three months later and managed to recover in time to qualify for the national World Cup team in late 2013. (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017; olympic.ca, 22 Jan 2014; cbc.ca, 22 Jan 2014)
Being selected to compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017)
"My parents wanted me to do a sport that had a low risk of injury."
