Caroline Hallisey
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Welcome to CarolineHallisey.com.
Caroline is a three time winter Olympian(1998, 2002, 2006) in Short Track Speedskating. This site will keep you updated on her ongoing speedskating activities.
Quote of the week: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."~ Coach Darrel Royal
News
It's All in the Family: JP contributed a first place 500m win helping the US Men's team win the title of 2008 World Team Champions. Congratulations to the US Men's Short Track Team.
Caroline and JP Kepka were married on September 16, 2006.
Check out the web site of Iorio Arena , Caroline's home rink. Ted Iorio, owner of the rink, is a long time supporter of speedskating in Massachusetts and continues to support athletes in their quest for the Olympics.
Off-Season Speedskating
In the off-season, Caroline will be concentrating on completing her degree in Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder. You will also find her working with the drop-in speedskating program at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Biography
Birthday: September 24, 1980
Height: 5’4”
Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
Home town: Natick, MA
Work: 24 Hour Fitness
School: University of Colorado at Boulder
Major: Environmental Studies
Caroline began skating in Massachusetts at the age of two. Her parents would bring her to the Bay State Speedskating club practice at the local rink so that they did not have to leave her with a babysitter.
Caroline qualified for the 1995 Olympic Festival Team when she was 14. She began training in the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY in June 1995. Since then, she has been a three time US Jr. Champion, an 8 time World Team member, a 3 time Olympian, and US Short Track Champion in 2003 and 2004.
After a year of concentrating on school, Caroline returned to serious training in an attempt to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. After skating in her third Olympics in Torino, Caroline returned to full time studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She will graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies in May 2008.
In addition to speedskating, Caroline has other interests. Caroline loves animals, especially horses, and hopes to be able to return to jumping after her skating career is over. She is a junior at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In her very scarce spare time, she likes to read, camp and hike. Caroline enjoys visiting New England.