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Carpenter, Kip
- 2002 Olympics 500-meter bronze medalist
- Two-time Olympian (2002, 2006)
- Ranked in top 20 for the 500-meter and 1000-meter in 2001-02 World Cup standings
- Finished 4th overall at 2001 U.S. Sprint Championships
- Converted to long track after being a top ranked short track skater. He skated for the junior world team (1995-96), senior world team (1996-1997), & senior world traveling team (1997-98). He also set two junior world records in short track (1000m, 1,5
- He suffered a broken left femur during a short track crash during the 1995-96 season. The injury required the permanent addition of two metal rods inserted into his upper leg.
- Rehabilitation went well and in 1997 he capped off a great return to the sport with a silver medal finish in the 500-meters at the 1997 World Short Track Championships.
- Carpenter enjoys hanging out in clubs and listening to techno and electronic funk music.
- Produces fun movies with his brother, Cory, and fellow skater Joey Cheek.
Carpenter began skating with brother, Cory, who also is a member of the U.S. team, in 1985. During the winter, their father made an ice track in the backyard of their Michigan home. Years later, the family moved from Michigan to Wisconsin so the brothers could pursue the sport full time. Kip and Cory made a pact to someday walk in the Olympic Opening Ceremonies together. However, Kip missed the 1998 Olympics after he was disqualified from his best events during the U.S. Short Track Trials. Meanwhile, Cory skated in three events in the Nagano Olympics. In 2002, the fortunes reversed. Kip made the Long Track team but Cory missed out on a return spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
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Feature: Carpenter's Drive
About the emotion his father exhibited after Kip earned a spot on the 2002 Olympic team: "It didn't hit me until (that moment) the sacrifices I had made, the sacrifices my family had made."
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Height: 5'11
Born: 4/30/1979
Hometown: Brookfield, Wis.
Sport: Speed Skating
Event: Speed Skating - 500m, 1000m
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