Chris Creveling

In 1960, his grandfather, Paul Pinkerton, founded the Frenchtown Roller Rink.

The rink, which is now run by Creveling's aunt and fourteen time national inline champion, Kay Pinkerton, had become the home of an elite inline skating team by the time Creveling was born.

Like his siblings, Creveling began to skate as soon as he could walk.

"[Speed skating is] all we did", recalls Ross Creveling.

The family spent much of their time on the road attending meets during Creveling's youth.

In high school, Creveling ran cross country and played basketball, while competing at the international level in inline speed skating.

Christopher Creveling (born December 29, 1986) is an American short track speed skater who represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Growing up, his family owned a roller rink and was highly involved in the sport of roller skating.

Creveling followed in the footsteps of his older siblings, learning to skate as soon as he could walk.

Christopher Creveling was born December 29, 1986, in Flemington, New Jersey, to father Ross and mother Christine (née Currie).

He grew up in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania.

He was selected for the 2003 United States' Junior World roller skating team in 2003 and for the Senior World Team from 2004–06.

As an inline speed skater, Creveling was selected for the United States' Junior World Team in 2003 and the Senior World Team three times from 2004–06.

At the 2004 World Championships, he won a gold medal as part of the US relay team.

In 2004, he won a World Championship gold medal as part of United States' relay team.

He graduated from Palisades High School in 2005.

He was offered a cross country college scholarship, but elected to continue with speed skating instead.

At age nine, Chris Creveling competed in his first inline speed skating event.

Because of his late December birthday, he was the youngest kid in his age group, forcing him to work harder to keep up with the other kids.

In 2007, Creveling switched from inline skating to ice speed skating in hopes of making the Olympics.

He tried both long track and short track speed skating before settling on short track.

Following the example of many former teammates, Creveling joined the Wheels on Ice program to start transitioning to ice speed skating in 2007.

"[I decided I was] finished with inline skating and had accomplished enough there," he recalled.

"I set my sights on an Olympic medal. Seeing how many of my friends had crossed over opened my eyes and made me realize there's something bigger out there."

He moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he trained for both long track and short track speed skating.

After a year, he concluded he was better suited for short track events.

In 2009, he moved to Marquette, Michigan, home of the US Olympics Education Center, to continue training while also pursuing an education.

He enrolled at Northern Michigan University, majoring in business finance.

Creveling finished 13th overall at the 2010 Olympic short track trials.

Creveling participated in the 2010 Olympic Trials, finishing 13th overall.

Facing budget constraints, the Olympics Education Center was closed.

After moving to Salt Lake City, Utah to train full-time, he made the World Cup Team in 2012.

Creveling decided to drop out of school and move back to Salt Lake City to train full-time with the national team in 2012.

"My education was important to me, he remarked. "But I knew I needed to move to be with the fastest guys in order to qualify for the Olympics." That fall, he won both time trials at the US Single Distance Championships and made the World Cup Team. He won his first World Cup medal when the United States placed third in the 5000 meter relay at Quebec. Creveling won the 1000 meters at the 2013 National Championships, and finished second overall at the event. At the 2013 World Championships in Hungary, he was the top American finisher, placing 16th overall.

Creveling placed second overall at 2013 National Championships, and won the 1000 meters at the meet.

He was the top finishing American at the 2013 World Championships.

At the 2014 Olympic Trials, Creveling placed second overall and was the only skater to beat J.R. Celski in any race.

At the Olympics, he was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 meters and in the quarterfinals of the 1000 meters.

He helped the United States to a silver medal in the 5000 meter relay to conclude his first Olympic Games.

As of January 2014, Creveling holds the American record in the 1000 meters.