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Kelly Gunther (born August 14, 1987) is an American speed skater participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She began roller skating at age six, briefly tried figure skating, then took up inline speed skating. As an inline skater, she won multiple World Championship gold medals on the United States relay team. In 2009, she transitioned to ice speed skating. At the 2010 Olympic trials, Gunther appeared to make the United States speed skating team, but was bumped from the team after another skater was granted a re-skate. In March 2010, she fell during a race and suffered a double-compound fracture that nearly severed her foot from her leg. After intensive rehab, Gunther was able to return to skating and set two personal best times in November 2011. She made the 2011–2012 World Cup team and placed third in the 1000 meters at the 2011–2012 national championships. At the 2014 U.S. Olympic trials, she skated a personal best time of 1:16.43 in the 1000 meters to place fourth and make the Olympic team. ==Early life== Kelly Gunther was born August 14, 1987, to mother Julie Sprague in Lorain, Ohio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.usspeedskating.org/athlete/kelly-gunther )〕〔 She began roller skating at age six after "() in love with it" at Lorain Skate World. She tried figure skating, but found she wanted to skate faster than the music allowed, prompting her to take up inline skating. When she was 11, Gunther's father walked out on the family, prompting Sprague to move Gunther to Macomb County, Michigan, and take on two jobs. During the day she worked as a caseworker and at night she ran a company that cleaned up apartments after people moved.〔 After inline skating practice, Gunther would help her mother clean. "It was fun," Gunther recalled. "As fun as cleaning can be."〔 Gunther attended Washington Elementary and Whittier Middle schools in Lorain before moving to Michigan.〔 As a child, she had a learning disability and was placed in special classes.〔 She graduated from Chippewa Valley High School in 2006. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kelly Gunther」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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