| Sport: | short track |
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| Birthdate: | July 30, 1990 |
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| Birthplace: | Hales Corners, WI |
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| Hometown: | Hales Corners, WI |
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| Ht: / Wt: | 5'6" / 125 lbs |
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Wisconsin built-in Alyson Dudek will accomplish her Olympic admission in the 500m and 3000m relay. She becoming the top atom in the 500m by acceptable the four-lap time balloon and the aboriginal of two 500m contest at Olympic trials in September 2009. She took argent in the additional 500m but had becoming abundant credibility to accumulate the No. 1 ranking. Competing in her aboriginal Olympic trials, Dudek says she was able to skate able-bodied by blockage as calm as possible. "I didn't wish to get myself too formed up," she said. "I was thinking, just skate how I consistently do and I'll be fine." Growing up alfresco Milwaukee, Dudek and her ancestors acclimated to go skating for fun at the Pettit Center, which is the home of a civic training center. Even as a adolescent child, Dudek adulation to skate fast - which she managed to do even on rental skates. Her mom took notice, and if she saw a flier for the bounded acceleration skating club, she active Alyson up at about age 6. "Of advance I was like, 'Yeah I wish to try it,'" Dudek says. "I've admired it anytime since." Though she played added sports, including softball, clue and even continued clue skating, her affection was consistently for abbreviate track. At about 14 years old, Dudek abdicate the added sports to focus on abbreviate track. It wasn't continued afore the accommodation paid off. She able for her aboriginal World Cup aggregation in abatement 2006 and was arrive to accompany the civic aggregation in Salt Lake City in 2007. Dudek hadn't accomplished top academy yet but absitively to move at the advancement of her drillmaster in Milwaukee, above skater Tony oskowicz. Arriving in Salt Lake in November 2007, Dudek accomplished top academy through online accord and lived on her own for the aboriginal time. Her ancestors frequently visits Salt Lake and attends a lot of meets in North America. Dudek has two sisters, Maddie, 22, and Carolyn, 15. Both approved skating but didn't stick with it; Maddie excelled in school, and Carolyn is a accomplished softball player. Her father, Rob, is an attorney, and her mother, Mary, is a third-grade teacher. Her mother accomplished her how to cook, which Dudek enjoys doing, and gave her a book of recipes to try on her own. Dudek tries to acknowledgment home several times a year, even if it's just for a weekend. Back Vancouver will be Dudek's aboriginal Olympics, she has consulted some of the veterans on the aggregation about what to expect, including 2006 Olympians Allison Baver and Kimberly Derrick. "They just say it's so abundant altered than annihilation I would accept anytime been to" she said. "And it's just a lot of fun, they said. It's animated but a really, absolutely acceptable experience." Making her Olympic admission in the 500m and 3000m relay... Grew up alfresco Milwaukee, abreast one of the civic aggregation training centers... Started in abbreviate clue afterwards her mom saw a flier at the rink... Moved to Salt Lake City to alternation with the civic aggregation in 2007, afore she had accomplished top school... Competing in her aboriginal Olympic trials in September 2009, Dudek says she was able to break calm and that enabled her to skate well.
