Dave Cruikshank

David Wright "Dave" Cruikshank (born January 11, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois) is a four-time U.S. Olympic speedskater, an NHL skating and performance coach, owner of DC Hybrid Skating, a performance training center for hockey players in Milwaukee, WI.

Personal life

Cruikshank attended Glenbrook North High School, where he played varsity baseball and soccer; he graduated magna cum laude from Carroll College with a degree in Business Management. He is the husband of five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair,

Speedskating career

After attending a speedskating practice, Cruikshank switched from ice hockey to speedskating at the age of eight in Northbrook, Illinois, He became a member of the World Short Track Team in 1986.

In 1987, at the age of seventeen, he won the Junior World 500 meters, his first major long track international competition; a year later, he made the 1988 Olympic Team, winning the 1,000 meters at the Olympic Trials.

US Speedskating inducted Cruikshank into the US Speedskating Hall of Fame in 2008; Cruikshank had competed in international long track events for 16 years.

Olympic Record Men's Speedskating Competitor for the United States Rank Olympic Games Event 22 1992 Albertville 500 m 19 1994 Lillehammer 500 m 25 1998 Nagano 500 m

Skating and performance coach career

After retiring from skating, Cruikshank founded, in November 2002, a performance training center for ice hockey players in Milwaukee, WI.