Travis Jayner

Birthday:  May 9, 1982

Hometown: Riverview, NB & Midland, MI

Current Residence: Salt Lake City, UT

Coach: Alex Izykowski, Anthony Barthell

Career Highlights

2010 Olympic Bronze Medalist (Relay)

4x World Championship Medalist 

18 x World Cup Medalist

Teams you have been/are on

2010 Olympic Team

2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 World Championship Team 

2004 - 2012 World Cup Team

How did you get into speedskating?

My father raced short track as a kid growing up in New York City & I have been skating short track for as long as I can remember.

What is your most memorable speedkating accomplishment?

Qualifying to represent the United States of America at the Olympic Winter Games

What is your favorite thing about speedskating?

It is so much fun

What other sports have you competed in?

Track & Field cross-country, soccer, volleyball

Charities you have volunteered for?

Sport for Change, Habitat for Humanity

Favorite food?

Anything homemade

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?

Chocolate & Peanut Butter.

Favorite season of the year? Why?

Winter because I love snow.

What are your career plans after speedskating?

I would love to stay involved in sports. I would also like to finish my degree in Urban Planning and study landscape architecture and design.

When I am not speedskating you can find me...

Skiing, listening to music, drawing, painting or landscaping.

The coolest celeb I have ever met is...

The President of the United States of America, Barak Obama

One thing I have promised myself to do someday is…

Learn a third language