Men
CAN
Christopher Fiola
CAN- Date of birth22 Sep 1996
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownQuebec
- Place of birthMontreal
- Start skating / He began skating at age four in Montreal, QC, Canada. He took up speed skating in 2013. /
- HobbiesPlaying the guitar, camping. (olympic.ca, 13 Jul 2015)
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Other nameChris (Twitter profile, 23 Sep 2023)
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
US inline skater and speed skater Chad Hedrick. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018)
US inline skater and speed skater Chad Hedrick. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018)
In 2012 he broke his right leg while competing in short track. Three days after he had fully recovered, he fractured his left leg while participating in an inline skating marathon. He was out of action for one year. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018; olympic.ca, 13 Jul 2015)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (LinkedIn profile, 31 Oct 2023)
He represented Canada in inline skating at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. He was ranked eighth in both the 500m sprint and the 200m time trial. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Nov 2016; speedskating.ca, 22 Oct 2016)
Initially a short track skater on the ice, he switched to speed skating after injuries left his ankles too weak to support his weight on a tighter short track oval.
