Catherine Raney Norman

Catherine Raney Norman started out as a figure skater who was teased by some speed skaters to try out the oval, and eventually competed in speed skating at four Winter Olympics – 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Primarily a distance skater, she also skated for the US in team pursuit in 2006 and 2010. Raney Norman won the US All-Around Championship in 1999, 2002, and 2003.

Raney competed at the World Junior Championships in 1997-99, winning silver in all-around in 1998. She raced at the single-distance World Championships from 1999-2009, recording eight top 10 finishes. At the World All-Around Championships, her best finish was eighth in 2003, in seven starts. She later became a speed skating coach in Park City, Utah, coaching a club team. In 2021 the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee For The Games named Raney Norman as chair of the committee charged with bringing a second Olympic Winter Games to Salt Lake City in either 2030 or 2034.

Personal Bests: 500 – 40.51 (2006); 1000 – 1:18.11 (2007); 1500 – 1:57.34 (2006); 3000 – 4:01.98 (2006); 5000 – 6:56.92 (2006).