Men
USA
Ethan Cepuran
USA- Date of birth13 May 2000
- Height1880 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- Place of birthGlen Ellyn, IL
- Start skating / He began speed skating at age two in Glen Ellyn, IL, United States of America. /
- HobbiesSupporting US baseball team the Chicago Cubs and US ice hockey team the Chicago Blackhawks, playing the cello, fishing, listening to music, golf. (glenellyn4thofjuly.org, 04 Jul 2022; teamusa.org, 31 Aug 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish
- CoachGabriel Girard [national], CAN; Ryan Shimabukuro [national], USA
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"There's more lows than highs in this sport and every year it seems you hit more lows. [But] those highs are my favourite part of being a skater, because they don't come without hard work and dedication." (gwhsnews.org, 11 May 2018)
US speed skater Shani Davis. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
His older brother Eric. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
He broke his left leg in 2010, resulting in him spending 12 weeks on crutches. He broke the same leg again in 2013, resulting in six weeks on crutches. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Winning bronze in team pursuit at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Instagram profile, 16 Feb 2022)
STUDIES DEFERRED
After graduating from high school in 2018, he decided to defer attending university in order to focus on training for speed skating full-time with his older brother Eric. "I've always wanted to be an international speed skater ever since I could remember. I've been doing this since I was two years old and have loved it ever since." (gwhsnews.org, 11 May 2018)
After graduating from high school in 2018, he decided to defer attending university in order to focus on training for speed skating full-time with his older brother Eric. "I've always wanted to be an international speed skater ever since I could remember. I've been doing this since I was two years old and have loved it ever since." (gwhsnews.org, 11 May 2018)
He trains at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, UT, United States of America.
He followed his older brother Eric into the sport from an early age. "It was about five years ago [2013] though that I realised that I had some potential to actually go somewhere with the sport."
Gabriel Girard [national], CAN; Ryan Shimabukuro [national], USA
