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Kristina Groves

1976 - Today

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Kristina Nicole Groves (born December 4, 1976) is a Canadian retired speed skater. She is Canada's most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event. She won four Olympic medals: she won two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit, and she won the silver medal in the 1500 m event and the bronze medal in the 3000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. As of 2012, she was ranked sixth on the women's Adelskalender, her teammates Cindy Klassen and Christine Nesbitt were ranked first and seventh respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kristina Groves is the 307th most popular skater (up from 337th in 2024), the 1,149th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,188th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Canadian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Kristina Groves ranks 307 out of 483. Before her are Jeffrey Buttle, Tatiana Volosozhar, Nils van der Poel, Eric Flaim, Loena Hendrickx, and Sabine Völker. After her are Tanja Szewczenko, Gianni Romme, Lee Kang-seok, Derek Parra, Nobunari Oda, and Kaori Sakamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Kristina Groves ranks 907. Before her are Vladimír Janočko, Cristian Gonzáles, Javier Casquero, Takahiro Yamanishi, Marcelo Romero, and Janek Tombak. After her are Glenn Howerton, Khadija Ismayilova, Justine Waddell, Haruchika Aoki, Kerstin Kowalski, and Robin Atkin Downes.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kristina Groves ranks 1,153 out of 1,622. Before her are Grant Fisher (1997), Ron Francis (1963), Jeffrey Buttle (1982), Caroline Brunet (1969), Kimberley Joseph (1973), Ashley Lawrence (1995), Grant Connell (1965), Jasey-Jay Anderson (1975), and Devon Bostick (1991). After her are Sylvie Bernier (1964), Alejandro Tabilo (1997), and Jennifer Finnigan (1979).

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Among SKATERS In Canada

Among skaters born in Canada, Kristina Groves ranks 23. Before her are Cindy Klassen (1979), Tessa Virtue (1989), David Pelletier (1974), Tanith Belbin White (1984), Joannie Rochette (1986), and Jeffrey Buttle (1982). After her are Marc Gagnon (1975), Charles Hamelin (1984), Kurt Browning (1966), Meagan Duhamel (1985), Elvis Stojko (1972), and François-Louis Tremblay (1980).

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