Women
CAN
Marsha Hudey
CAN- Date of birth03 Aug 1990
- Height157 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownCalgary
- Place of birthRegina
- Start skating Club She began speed skating at age four at Regina Speed Skating Club in Saskatchewan, Canada. Regina Speed Skating Club: Canada
- HobbiesCooking, reading, yoga, spending time with friends. (classroomchampions.org, 26 Sep 2017)
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Other nameCricket (olympic.ca, 22 Jan 2014)
- FamliyHusband Ryan
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
She was named Female Athlete of the Year at the 2017 Saskatchewan Sport Awards in Canada. (leaderpost.com, 2017)
"The process is the most important part of the journey." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Her father Brad Hudey. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Her father Brad Hudey. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Competing at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi after being coached by her father. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2016 she began serving as a mentor for Classroom Champions, a Canadian charity that connects school students with athletes. "It's important, the students being able to meet someone who's a champion at their sport and someone who can teach them how to be a champion in school and in life." (classroomchampions.org, 18 Mar 2021, 20 Aug 2020; Twitter profile, 21 Feb 2020; Classroom Champions Facebook page, 29 Nov 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION
Between 2010 and 2013 she studied for a bachelor's degree in community rehabilitation and disability services at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Prior to that she completed a diploma to qualify as a physiotherapy assistant at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2017; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In 2016 she began serving as a mentor for Classroom Champions, a Canadian charity that connects school students with athletes. "It's important, the students being able to meet someone who's a champion at their sport and someone who can teach them how to be a champion in school and in life." (classroomchampions.org, 18 Mar 2021, 20 Aug 2020; Twitter profile, 21 Feb 2020; Classroom Champions Facebook page, 29 Nov 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION
Between 2010 and 2013 she studied for a bachelor's degree in community rehabilitation and disability services at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Prior to that she completed a diploma to qualify as a physiotherapy assistant at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2017; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Her father was a competitive speed skater and he wanted an activity the whole family could participate in. "My parents found speed skating to be family orientated, affordable. It also worked on a flexible schedule as an individual sport."
