Alexa Scott
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001
Clandeboye, Manitoba, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Four Continents Speed Skating Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 MilwaukeeTeam pursuit
World Junior Speed Skating Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tomaszów MazowieckiOverall

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 m39.3113 October 2021Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:15.294 December 2021Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:55.345 December 2021Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m4:08.473 December 2021Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

References

  1. 1 2 "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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