Christopher Fiola
Canada
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCAN12209199601 | |
| NOC | Canada | |
| Born | 22 Sep 1996
in  Montreal | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Quebec, QC, CAN | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English, French | |
| Higher education | Computer Science - Athabasca University: Canada |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.44 | 19 Mar 2022 | Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:08.43 | 19 Mar 2022 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:46.24 | 19 Mar 2017 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:38.47 | 17 Mar 2017 | Calgary |
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| 10000m | 14:42.07 | 15 Mar 2014 | Calgary |
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| Mass Start 10 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/ChristopherFiola | twitter.com/chrisfiola |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | Initially a short track skater on the ice, he switched to speed skating after injuries left his ankles too weak to support his weight on a tighter short track oval. | |
| Name of coach | Gregor Jelonek [national] | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age four in Montreal, QC, Canada. He took up speed skating in 2013. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | US inline skater and speed skater Chad Hedrick. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) | |
| Hobbies | Playing the guitar, camping. (olympic.ca, 13 Jul 2015) | |
| Injuries | In 2012 he broke his right leg while competing in short track. Three days after he had fully recovered, he fractured his left leg while participating in an inline skating marathon. He was out of action for one year. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018; olympic.ca, 13 Jul 2015) | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He has a 'Flash Gordon' t-shirt for good luck. (olympic.ca, 13 Jul 2015) | |
| Other sports | He represented Canada in inline skating at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. He was ranked eighth in both the 500m sprint and the 200m time trial. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Nov 2016; speedskating.ca, 22 Oct 2016) | |
| Nicknames | Chris (Twitter profile, 19 Nov 2016) | |
| Most influential person in career | US inline skater and speed skater Chad Hedrick. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 19 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2016/2017 | World Cup Nagano | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Heerenveen | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Tomakomai | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Obihiro | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 500m | 27 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 500m | 27 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 28 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 45 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 1000m | 56 | |||