David Cruikshank
Personal
Learning to skate at the age of eight in Northbrook Illinois, David was driven to follow in the footsteps of Northbrook's strong tradition of Speed Skating Olympians. In his first major long track international competition, he won the Junior World 500m at the age of seventeen. Then, the very next year he made the 1988 Olympic Team and won the 1000m at the Olympic trials beating the likes of Dan Jansen (1000m Olympic favorite and gold medalist in 1994) and Eric Flaim (1988 Olympic Silver Medalist 1500m). The following year, Cruikshank medaled in a World Cup competition and placed 13th overall in his first World Sprint Championships. David continued on to a very long and successful career making multiple World Championship Teams and three more Olympic Teams before starting his own business.
Education
Graduate of Carroll College with a degree in Business Management.
Skating Accomplishments
» 4x United States Olympic Team Member - Speed Skating
» Multiple time U.S. World Sprint Team Member
» Junior World 500m Champion
» World Cup Medalist
» Multiple time National Champion indoor/outdoor pack style
» Competed Internationally for 16 years
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