Jamie Jurak
United States
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 05 Oct 1991
in  Dallas, TX | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
| Languages | English | |
| Higher education | Criminology - Sacred Heart University: Fairfield, CT, USA |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/jamie.jurak |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Oval FAST Team: Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I began speed skating after having a second ankle surgery that was due to figure skating for 14 years." | |
| Name of coach | Wilma Boomstra [national]; Sun Linlin, CHN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up short track in 2012 in Danbury, CT, United States of America. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | All of her coaches. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) | |
| Injuries | She had two operations on her ankle prior to taking up short track in 2012. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Being selected for the US national short track team. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you want something you've never had, then you'll have to do something you've never done." (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) | |
| Other information | OCCUPATION She works as a federal security officer at the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] in the United States of America. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) |
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| Other sports | She has competed in figure skating at regional level in the United States of America. (teamusa.org, 30 Nov 2017; statsonice.com, 20 May 2007) |