Brianne Tutt
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 9, 1992 Airdrie, Alberta[1] |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) |
| Website | http://www.rebuildingashattereddream.com |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Brianne Tutt (born July 9, 1992) is a Canadian speedskater from Airdrie, Alberta.
She skated in the 1500 m event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Just over a year before the Sochi Olympics, Tutt was run over by another skater as she stood waiting to practice starts at the Calgary Olympic Oval. The collision resulted in severe injuries to Tutt including fractured vertebrae and ribs, as well as a skull fracture. This also led to her being diagnosed with Bell's Palsy.[2] Despite this prognosis, Tutt would overcome most of these injuries with only hearing loss and nagging neck pain as a long-term result.[2]
Olympics
Tutt competing in her first Olympic games skated in the 1500 meter race in Sochi.[3]
ISU World Cup
Tutt skated in the ISU World Cup in 2013,2014,2015, and 2016.[4] She is presently a member of the Speed Skating Canada National Team Senior Pool.
Family athletics
Her father, Brian Tutt, played professional hockey in North America and Europe,[5] and represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France; winning a silver medal.[6]
References
- ↑ "Profile". Speed Skating Canada. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- 1 2 Kyle Bakx (January 22, 2014). "Airdrie's Brianne Tutt earns Olympic ticket after devastating injury". CBC Sports.
- ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/sochi-2014/speed-skating/1500m-w?event=31878
- ↑ http://www.speedskating.ca/people/brianne-tutt
- ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5505
- ↑ "Athletes : Brianne Tutt". Sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.