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USA
Mitchell Whitmore
USA- Date of birth18 Dec 1989
- Height178 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownSalt Lake City
- Place of birthSanta Ana, CA
- Start skating Club He first tried skating in 1999 in Glen Ellyn, IL, United States of America. He was involved in both speed skating and short track from age 12, and began focusing solely on speed skating at age 16. Wisconsin Speed Skating Club: United States
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
- Other nameMitch (wuwm.com, 15 Sep 2017)
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Relaxed intensity. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2017)
US speed skaters Tucker Fredricks and Dan Jansen. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017; Athlete, 08 Feb 2017)
His parents. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
In August 2017 he broke the sacrum in his lower spine. (deseretnews.com, 13 Oct 2017)
To win a medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Facebook page, 17 Jun 2017)
Finishing second in the 500m at the 2015/16 World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, and third in the 500m at the 2016/17 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017; Athlete, 08 Feb 2017)
SANCTION
In April 2016 he was banned from the sport for one year by the International Skating Union [ISU] after being found guilty of misconduct during a World Cup meet in Germany. He admitted hitting Italian coach Stefano Donagrandi outside a hotel after the Italian had complained about noise. Whitmore appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS], and the suspension was reduced to six months, allowing him to return to competitive action in October 2016. (schaatsen.nl, 12 Oct 2016; olympics.nbcsports.com, 04 Apr 2016)
MENTAL TRAINING
He has spoken with US speed skater Dan Jansen and read multiple books to help improve his mental approach to the sport. "Growing up my initial reaction would just be give all your effort, just go and you're not thinking about anything. It's taken me a long time to come around and use my brain to actually skate faster." (postregister.com, 07 Jan 2017)
In April 2016 he was banned from the sport for one year by the International Skating Union [ISU] after being found guilty of misconduct during a World Cup meet in Germany. He admitted hitting Italian coach Stefano Donagrandi outside a hotel after the Italian had complained about noise. Whitmore appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS], and the suspension was reduced to six months, allowing him to return to competitive action in October 2016. (schaatsen.nl, 12 Oct 2016; olympics.nbcsports.com, 04 Apr 2016)
MENTAL TRAINING
He has spoken with US speed skater Dan Jansen and read multiple books to help improve his mental approach to the sport. "Growing up my initial reaction would just be give all your effort, just go and you're not thinking about anything. It's taken me a long time to come around and use my brain to actually skate faster." (postregister.com, 07 Jan 2017)
He trains at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, UT, United States of America.
He took up skating to keep fit for athletics. He also wanted to compete in a winter sport, and saw an advertisement for a speed skating club. "I was better at speed skating and I liked going faster. You go all out the whole way."
