Corinne Stoddard

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Name of coach	Stephen Gough [national], CAN
When and where did you begin this sport?	She began skating in 2011 in Tacoma, WA, United States of America.
Reason for choosing this sport	"I liked to skate fast."

Most influential person in career	Canadian short track skater Andrea Do-Duc. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018)
Hero / Idol	US speed skater Brittany Bowe. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018)
Other sports	She has represented the United States of America in both roller speed skating and speed skating. On the ice she competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, while on wheels she participated in the road marathon at the world championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jan 2021)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"I'll do whatever it takes to be the best." (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018)
Hobbies	Playing football, scootering, spending time with friends, watching movies. (teamusa.org, 01 Oct 2021)
Ambitions	To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (teamusa.org, 01 Oct 2021)
Nicknames	Corie (amithewriter.blogspot.com, 16 Nov 2017)
Awards and honours	She was named Junior Development Female Long Track Skater of the Year for 2015/16 by US Speed Skating. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2016)
Other information	BALANCING SPORT AND STUDY After moving from the state of Washington to Utah, United States of America, to train full-time with the national team, she spent her last two years of high school doing online lessons. She finished high school in 2020. "I didn't have time to go to school. I'd get home from practice at 17:00 then go online to do my schoolwork. I'm just happy that I'm graduating, and I won't have to do six classes at the same time, like I do now [early 2020]. Soon I'll be in college and I can choose the classes I want to take that work around my training schedule better." (teamusa.org, 23 Apr 2020)