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Medal record
Kristina Groves
Women's speed skating
Olympic Games
Silver	2006 Turin	1500 metres
Silver	2006 Turin	Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold	2008 Nagano	3000 m
Gold	2007 Salt Lake City	Team pursuit
Gold	2009 Vancouver	Team pursuit
Silver	2008 Nagano	1000 m
Silver	2009 Hamar	Allround
Silver	2005 Inzell	Team pursuit
Silver	2008 Nagano	Team pursuit
Bronze	2007 Salt Lake City	1500 m
Bronze	2008 Nagano	1500 m
Bronze	2005 Inzell	3000 m
Bronze	2009 Vancouver	3000 m
Bronze	2007 Salt Lake City	5000 m
Bronze	2008 Nagano	5000 m
Bronze	2009 Vancouver	5000 m
Bronze	2006 Calgary	Allround
Bronze	2008 Berlin	Allround

Kristina Groves (born on December 4, 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian speedskater. As of December 12th, 2009, she is ranked 4th on the women's Adelskalender.

Groves made her olympics debut in Salt Lake city for the 2002 Winter Olympics games held in the United States. She finished 20th at 1500m, 8th at 3000m and 10th at WOOP5000m.^[1]

Four years later,during the 2006 Winter Olympics games held in Torino, Italia, Groves participated to five events (1000m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, team pursuit). She finished 5th at 1000m, 2nd at the 1500m, 8th at the 3000m, 6th at the 5000m and 2th for the team pursuit with the canadian team.

She is the 2008 Single Distances World Champion on the 3000-m. She won a medal in every event that she skated at these championships, as she also won an additional 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.

During the 2008-2009 world cup season, Kristina Groves won 12 medals including four gold. During the 2009 World Single Distances Championships held at the new Richmond Olympic Oval, near Vancouver, Canada, her career took an amazing turn when Groves became the most decorated speed skating athlete in the country at this event,surpassing the well-known Jeremy Wotherspoon with 13 medals compare to 10 for him.^[2] She is also the world cup winner for a second year in a row at 1500m event.^[3]

During the Calgary Essent ISU Worldcup held at the Olympic Oval, Kristina Groves sign a world record on December 6th, 2009, at the team pursuit with teammates Christine Nesbitt and Britanny Schussler with a time of two minutes 55.79 seconds.^[4]

Kristina Groves qualifies for 5 events for the 2010 Winter Olympics games held in Vancouver, Canada. She will participate for the 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and team pursuit, more than any other athletes on the canadian speed skating team.^[5]

Personal records

References and notes

External links

• Photos of Kristina Groves
• SpeedSkatingBase.eu PB's and link to results Kristina Groves