Alyson Dudek

Alyson Dudek (born July 30, 1990) is an American short track speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist.

Alyson Dudek
Personal information
Born (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990
Hales Corners, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportShort track speed skating
ClubAPTE
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 3000 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sofia 3000 m relay
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Heerenveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Warsaw Team

Biography

Dudek, from Hales Corners, Wisconsin, is a fourth-generation Polish American.[1] Dudek attended Divine Savior Holy Angels High School for three and a half years.[2] Dudek qualified for her first World Cup team while still a high school student and finished her high school education through online correspondence course while training in Salt Lake City. As a younger skater, Dudek originally trained in both long track and short track speed skating before choosing to specialize in short track.[2] In late 2014, Dudek competed in the 26th season of the reality show The Amazing Race, which began airing on February 25, 2015, while despite performing well throughout the race, their season has come to an end in Leg 8, where a poor performance in the leg and a U-Turn from Laura & Tyler sent them home in 6th place. Dudek was teamed with her boyfriend, bobsledder Steven Langton, whom Dudek met at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3]

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Dudek competed in the 500 m and 3000 m relay. In the 500 m, Dudek didn't make it past the quarterfinals.[4] In the 3000 m relay, Dudek was part of the relay team that won bronze due to the disqualification of South Korea behind China and Canada.[5] At the U.S. Olympic trials on January 5, 2014, Dudek qualified for the 2014 Olympic team, her second trip to the Games.[6]

References
  1. "Aly Dudek on Instagram: "In 2011, we competed in Warsaw, Poland, for World Team Champs. Being 4th generation Polish, this place was truly special to me, especially the pierogis ;) Beautiful Old Town Warsaw."".
  2. D'Amato, Gary (September 7, 2009). "Racing to her Olympic goal". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  3. Trebby, Matt (February 24, 2015). "Olympian and Milwaukee native Alyson Dudek previews 'The Amazing Race'". WTMJ. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. "Ladies' 500 m (quarterfinals)". vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  5. "Ladies' 3000 m Relay (finals)". Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  6. Zaccardi, Nick (January 5, 2013). "J.S. Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Team finalized". NBC Olympic Talk. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
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