Alexa Scott
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 22)
Clandeboye, Manitoba, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Four Continents Speed Skating Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Milwaukee Team pursuit
World Junior Speed Skating Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Overall

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

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 m 39.31 13 October 2021 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m 1:15.29 4 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:55.34 5 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 4:08.47 3 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

References

  1. ^ a b "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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