Hailey Choi
United States
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STUSA21411200301 | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 14 Nov 2003 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 1000m | 1:30.013 | 01 Nov 2019 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 2:25.417 | 02 Nov 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Potomac Speed Skating Club: United States |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Drawing, designing, calligraphy, photography, videography, yoga, sewing, baking. (teamusa.org, 01 May 2018) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning US national junior titles and setting age group records. (teamusa.org, 01 May 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I was forced into starting [skating]. My older brother [Jay] actually started before I did. He was in love with the gold blades and speed. My parents were like, 'Just go in there with him. Stop wasting your time and go skate with him'. And that's what I did, and I've been loving it ever since." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Korean speed skaters Shim Suk-Hee and Choi Min-Jeong. (teamusa.org, 01 May 2018) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (teamusa.org, 01 May 2018) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2018 she was named Junior Development Female Short Track Skater of the Year by US Speed Skating. (potomacspeedskating.org, 01 May 2018; teamusa.org, 01 May 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Training Regime | She trains six days a week. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "To all those young upcoming skaters, I have advice. Work hard. I know it is a very cliche saying, but it's true. Work hard towards what you want, and you will achieve it." (teamusa.org, 01 May 2018) | |
| Other information | SPECIAL OLYMPICS COACH She has volunteered as a short track coach for Special Olympics in the United States of America. Her brother Jay has a chronic heart condition and autism, and has been involved in the organisation. "It's great. I help coach, so every Saturday I go to the rink with my brother and I help the skaters get into position and help them with their techniques. It's really fun to see them skate. Everyone's an athlete [in Special Olympics], and there's really no difference." (teamusa.org, 18 Jan 2020) |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/choi.hailey |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 17 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 21 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 23 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 26 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 27 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 25 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 32 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 69 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 82 | |||