Katherine Reutter

Katherine Reutter

Reutter with her Olympic medals (Feb. 2010)
Personal information
Born	(1988-07-30) July 30, 1988 (age 28) Champaign, Illinois
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	132 lb (60 kg)
World Cup wins	2010–11 overall
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Women's short track speed skating Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 1000 m 2010 Vancouver 3000 m relay World Championships 2011 Sheffield 1500 m 2011 Sheffield Overall 2011 Sheffield 3000 m 2008 Gangneung 3000 m 2010 Sofia 1000 m 2010 Sofia 3000 m relay 2011 Sheffield 1000 m World Team Championships 2009 Heerenveen Team 2011 Warsaw Team

Katherine Reutter (/ˈrɔɪtər/; born July 30, 1988) is a former American short track speed skater. She is a two-time medalist (one silver, one bronze) in the Winter Olympics, 2011 overall world silver medalist and the 2010–2011 overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup champion.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Reutter won silver in the 1000 m and bronze in the 3000 m relay. She has won one gold, two silvers, and four bronze medals at the World Championships, including overall silver medal at the 2011 World Championships. She has also won two bronze medal at the World Team Championships.

Reutter was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois. Reutter was inspired to become a speed skater after meeting five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair at her high school. She learned to skate with her mother during a figure skating class when she was four years old, but immediately found she was more interested in speed skating. Reutter first started speed skating professionally in 2005 at the age of 17. She began training at the Olympic Training Center in Marquette, Michigan that year. Reutter graduated from Centennial High School in 2006. She has trained in Salt Lake City, Utah since 2007, where she has paid for room, board, and training at her own expense.