THE WORK BEHIND THE SPEED
Christian’s mission is to become an Elite speed skater. His development goals are clear:
Hone Technique, Develop Power, and Master Racing Intelligence.
From 2026 to 2028, Christian will concentrate on fixing core technical inefficiencies and developing into a more complete short-track athlete. Key priorities include a lower, more efficient position; stronger edge control; better corner mechanics and crossover efficiency; faster starts; improved sport-specific strength and stability; and more advanced racing intelligence. His training now focuses on cleaner positioning, sharper edges, efficient cornering, starts, passing, pack awareness, and race execution—measurable skills as competition levels rise.
A 46.000-second 500m is an important U.S. pathway benchmark, but it is not the strategy. The strategy is to build the technical, physical, and tactical skills that produce faster skating. Christian’s long-term goal is to earn the opportunity to compete for a spot on the 2034 U.S. Olympic Team.
ELITE COACHING & HIGH PERFORMANCE MENTORING
TONY GOSKOWICZ
1994 U.S. Olympian
1995 Junior World 500m Gold Medalist
1996 U.S. Short Track Champion
U.S. National Team, 1992–1998
Former U.S. National Team Coach
Christian’s Individual Technical and Race-Strategy Coach
“Christian has made significant progress and has tremendous potential. With greater access to high-level training and competition, he has the opportunity to find out how far his ability can take him.”
ANTHONY BARTHELL
2014 U.S. Olympic Short Track Assistant Coach
2018 U.S. Olympic Short Track Head Coach
Former Head Coach, U.S. Short Track National Training Program
International Olympic and National-Team Coach
SHANI DAVIS
Four-Time Olympian
Four-Time Olympic Medalist
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
First African American Athlete to Win an Individual Winter Olympic Gold Medal
U.S. Long Track Head Coach – Distance Program
THE WORK BEHIND
THE SPEED
From 2026 to 2028, Christian will concentrate on fixing core technical inefficiencies and developing into a more complete short-track athlete. Key priorities include a lower, more efficient position; stronger edge control; better corner mechanics and crossover efficiency; faster starts; improved sport-specific strength and stability; and more advanced racing intelligence. His training now focuses on cleaner positioning, sharper edges, efficient cornering, starts, passing, pack awareness, and race execution—measurable skills as competition levels rise.
A 46.000-second 500m is an important U.S. pathway benchmark, but it is not the strategy. The strategy is to build the technical, physical, and tactical skills that produce faster skating. Christian’s long-term goal is to earn the opportunity to compete for a spot on the 2034 U.S. Olympic Team.
ELITE COACHING & HIGH PERFORMANCE MENTORING
ROAD TO THE NEXT LEVEL
FALL 2026
Pursue a 46.000-second 500m benchmark
JANUARY 2027
Target qualification for U.S. Junior Championships and Winter World Team Qualifier
FEBRUARY 2027
Pursue Western Elite Circuit competition in Calgary
SUMMER 2027
Complete an extended high-performance training block
2027–2028
Build national-level race experience and progress toward a 45.000-second 500m benchmark
LONG-TERM
Earn the opportunity to contend for the 2034 U.S. Olympic Team
CENTRE NATIONAL COURTE PISTE DE MONTRÉAL — Maurice-Richard Arena
CALGARY OLYMPIC OVAL
UTAH OLYMPIC OVAL
SUMMER 2027 HIGH-PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITION INITIATIVE
Summer 2027 is being developed as an integrated high-performance training and competition project using advanced environments in Montréal, Calgary, and Salt Lake City.
The goal is straightforward: provide sustained access long enough to see what improves, what remains challenging, and how far his effort and ability can take him.
MONTRÉAL — Centre national courte piste de Montréal, Maurice-Richard Arena
CALGARY — Olympic Oval
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Olympic Oval