Casey FitzRandolph


Casey J. FitzRandolph is an American speed skater.
In 1997, FitzRandolph won the bronze medal at the World [Sprint Speed Skating Championships|World Sprint Championships] in Hamar. He won another bronze medal in 2001 at the World Single Distance Championships on the 500 m.
In 2002, he won silver at the World Sprint Championships in Hamar and went on to become Olympic Champion on the 500 m at the 2002 [Winter Olympics] in Salt Lake City. This made him the first American to win the 500 m since fellow Madison native Eric Heiden won the event in 1980. Heiden was in attendance as the team orthopedist. He and his family now live in Cross Plains Wisconsin.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, FitzRandolph finished 12th on the 500 m and 9th on the 1,000 m.