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My Take
Chad Hedrick fascinates me as a true disruptor. Before the Olympic ice, he dominated inline speed skating with a self-invented technique, the double push, and racked up an almost absurd 93 national and 50 world titles, even getting a wheel line named after him. Then he transferred all of that to ice and reached the Winter Games, which is an extraordinary feat of adaptation between two different sports. The 2004 Oscar Mathisen Award confirms the respect of his peers. I am drawn to athletes who innovate rather than imitate, and Hedrick rewrote the technique book before climbing an entirely new mountain.
Overview
Chad Hedrick (born April 17, 1977) is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas. Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push, or DP. During his career he won 93 national championships and 50 world championships, as well as having a brand of inline skating wheels named after him.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chad Hedrick
- Name (Japanese)
- チャド・ヘドリック
- Reading
- ちゃど・へどりっく
- Born
- April 17, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- speed skater
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Oscar Mathisen Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.