Brian Hansen (speed skater)

Brian Hansen

Personal information
Born	(1990-09-03) September 3, 1990 Glenview, Illinois
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Speed skating
Event	Long track speed skating
Coached by	Nancy Swider-Peltz
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the United States Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Team pursuit World Single Distance Championships 2009 Vancouver Team pursuit 2012 Heerenveen Team pursuit World Junior Championships 2010 Moscow Allround 2009 Zakopane Allround

Brian Hansen (born September 3, 1990, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Jonathan Kuck and Chad Hedrick. Hansen has also won a two medals in the World Single Distance Championships and two medals (one silver, one bronze) at the World Junior Championships.

Career

2010 Winter Olympics

See also: Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Games

In the 1500 m, Hansen placed 18th with a time of 1:48.45.

The American pursuit team consisted of Hansen, Chad Hedrick, Jonathan Kuck and Trevor Marsicano. Kuck, Hedrick and Marsicano eliminated Japan in the quarterfinal, which advanced them to face the heavily favored Netherlands in the semifinal. Kuck, Hedrick and Hansen then beat the Dutch team by .4 seconds, with a final time of 3:42.71.

The American team were defeated by the Canadians in the gold medal final. The same trio that skated the semifinal trailed Canada in the gold medal final by as much as 0.73 seconds early in the race, trimming that margin to 0.21 at the finish with a time of 3:41.58. The Canadians hit the line at 3:41.37 to win the gold medal, leaving the American team with silver. The bronze went to the Netherlands, which set an Olympic record in the B final with a time of 3:39.95.

Personal life

Brian was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was raised in Glenview, Illinois. Hansen is coached by 4-time Olympian Nancy Swider-Peltz. Hansen is the youngest member of the Long Track Speedskating Team and the only junior. Brian attended Attea Middle School and Glenbrook South High School, both in Glenview. He currently attends University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.

Personal bests

Event	Time	Date	Location
500 m	36.01†	November 21, 2008	Calgary
1000 m	1:09.38†	December 30, 2009	Salt Lake City
1500 m	1:44.45‡	December 11, 2009	Salt Lake City
3000 m	3:47.89†	November 23, 2008	Calgary
5000 m	6:23.44†	December 5, 2009	Calgary
10000 m	13.41,94†	December 30, 2009	Salt Lake City
Team pursuit	3:37.80+	March 13, 2009	Salt Lake City

Last updated February 20, 2010.

Key: † = Junior national record, ‡ = Junior world record, + = American record

External links

• ISU profile
• Brian Hansen at the United States Olympic Committee
• Brian Hansen at US Speedskating