Women
CAN
Shannon Rempel
CAN- Date of birth26 Nov 1984
- Height173 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownCalgary
- Place of birthWinnipeg
- Start skatingShe began skating at age 10.
- Club St. James Speed Skating : Winnipeg, MB, CAN
- HobbiesCooking, hanging out with friends, snowboarding, designing and making clothes. (Twitter profile, 07 Oct 2012)
- LanguagesEnglish
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning the 2003 and 2004 world junior titles and her medal at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino.(oval.ucalgary.ca, landmark.com, 29 Aug 2005; Athlete, 04 Dec 2011)
She was named the 2004 Junior Female Athlete of the Year at the Canadian Sport Awards. (morgan-news.com, 29 Aug 2005)
Her family. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2011)
She always swings her arms around very fast before stepping up to the line. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2011)
A friend asked her to try it. She also thought that the skating could help her improve in ringette. She says the reason she loves the sport is because she enjoys the team component. "Although I enjoy the aspect of it being an individual sport, I like training with my team mates. It makes it fun and helps me to skate fast."