Kimberly Derrick
Kimberly Derrick ( born April 28, 1985 in Blytheville ) is an American Shorttrackerin and inline Speedskaterin.
Derrick began seven years old in 1992 with inline skating and was established in 1999 for the first time American champion in the 500 meters outdoor. Overall, you get thirteen national titles until 2001. This year she also reached four World Championship titles, as well as one world championship silver and one bronze medal. A year later, in 2002, they still won a silver medal, before she switched to short track speed skating. There she launched end of September 2005 for the first time in the World Cup, but where they do not make it past the preliminary heats. Also in the other World Cup appearances of the season 2005/ 06 ended Derrick her race at the latest in the semifinals. For this, they qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Here she went about 1000 m at the start, but was disqualified in the quarterfinals. In the 2006 World Cup after all, she managed the entry into the 1500 m semi-final.
Also very successful was for Derrick the World Cup 2006/ 07, where it reached the best result one tenth more than 1000 m. With the season you also managed a third place, but in a race in which the Asians were not at the start. In 1000 m - discipline World Cup, she placed herself on a good fifth place, with the season, she was also third overall. At the 2007 World Championships she missed turn each final. In the next season 2007/ 08 Derrick could retract their best result until the end at the last World Cup with a fifth place over 1000 m. To do this you go again two third places in the relay. In the World Cup 2008/ 09 she started with her first individual podium, finishing third in the 1,000 m distance. Also over 1500 m they missed the podium in fourth just barely. At the last World Cup of the season she managed over 1000 m her first World Cup victory. In 1000 m - discipline World Cup she finished at the end of third. In the World Team Championships in Heerenveen, she won with her teammates bronze. In the 2009/10 season she could reach the podium in any single race, but placed with the season twice in second place. Derrick took part in the Olympic Games in Vancouver. About 1000 m and 1500 m, it was eliminated in the flow, with the season they won the bronze medal, although it was not used but only in the flow in the final. Also, both world championship in Sofia, she won bronze in the relay. After games, Derrick initially took a break from short track speed skating. Only in the 2011/12 season, she started back at the last two World Cup races, but her best result was a quarter -finals over 1000 m.