Alexa Scott

Alexa Scott (born 3 April 2001) is a Canadian long track speed skater.[1]

Alexa Scott
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001
Clandeboye, Manitoba, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Four Continents Speed Skating Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 MilwaukeeTeam pursuit
World Junior Speed Skating Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tomaszów MazowieckiOverall

Career

At the 2020 World Junior Speed Skating Championships, Scott won the bronze medal in the overall event, despite suffering from food poisoning.[2][3]

Scott's first senior competition came in 2020, when she won a silver in the women's team pursuit at the 2020 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]

In January 2022, Scott was named to her first Olympic team, where she will contest the 1000 m and team pursuit events.[4][5][6]

Personal records
Personal records[7]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m39.3113 October 2021Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:15.294 December 2021Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:55.345 December 2021Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m4:08.473 December 2021Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

References
  1. "Alexa Scott". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. Moore, Kelly (16 February 2020). "Manitoba speedskater Alexa Scott brings home Canada's 1st world junior medal in 12 years". Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. Izri, Touria (28 April 2020). "Speed skater Alexa Scott won't be slowed down by pandemic". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. Nichols, Paula (17 January 2022). "16 long track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. "Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. "Speed skating Olympians Blondin, Dubreuil front Canada's long track team for Beijing". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. "Alexa Scott". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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