Ethan Cepuran

Ethan Cepuran
Cepuran in 2026
Personal information
Born (2000-05-13) May 13, 2000 (age 25)
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2026 Milano Cortina Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team pursuit
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Hamar Team pursuit
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2025 Hachinohe Team pursuit
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Salt Lake City Mass start

Ethan Cepuran (born May 13, 2000) is an American speed skater. He represented the United States at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics, and is a two-time Olympic medalist in the team pursuit event, winning a bronze medal in 2022 and a silver in 2026.

Career

At the junior level, Cepuran competed at the 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the mass start event.[1][2]

He won the 5,000 meters event at the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, becoming the first speed skater to qualify for the Olympic team.[3] He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the 5000 meters and team pursuit where he won a bronze medal.[4][5]

He competed at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in 2024 and won a gold medal in the team pursuit. He again competed at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in 2025 and won a gold medal in the team pursuit.[6]

He represented the United States at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the team pursuit, along with Emery Lehman and Casey Dawson. This was the United States' first World Single Distances Championship gold medal in the team pursuit since 2011.[7]

He again represented the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the team pursuit event with a time of 3:43.71.[8]

World Cup overview

Key
Category
Senior level
Junior level
Season Location Mass Start*
2017–2018 United States Salt Lake City 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022–2023 Norway Stavanger 12th
Netherlands Heerenveen 12th
Canada Calgary 5th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 4th
5th
2023–2024 Japan Obihiro 7th
China Beijing 16th
Norway Stavanger 8th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 13th
United States Salt Lake City 17th
Canada Quebec 12th
2024–2025 Japan Nagano 15th
China Beijing 18th
Canada Calgary 9th
United States Milwaukee 15th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 11th
Netherlands Heerenveen 12th
2025–2026 Canada Calgary 9th
Netherlands Heerenveen 17th
Norway Hamar 11th
Germany Inzell 16th
Season Location Team Pursuit*
2017–2018 United States Salt Lake City 5th
2021–2022 Canada Calgary 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022–2023 Norway Stavanger 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Canada Calgary 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023–2024 Japan Obihiro 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1st place, gold medalist(s)
United States Salt Lake City 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024–2025 Japan Nagano 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
United States Milwaukee 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Netherlands Heerenveen 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025–2026 United States Salt Lake City 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Canada Calgary 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Norway Hamar 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Season Location 500 meter
2017–2018 United States Salt Lake City 28th
Season Location 1000 meter
2018–2019 Italy Baselga di Pinè 7th
Season Location 1500 meter
2024–2025 Canada Calgary 20th
Season Location 3000 meter
2017–2018 United States Salt Lake City 7th
2018–2019 Italy Baselga di Pinè 6th
Season Location 5000 meter
2022–2023 Canada Calgary 8th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 11th
12th

Source:[9]

References

  1. ^ "Ethan Cepuran". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Is Glen Ellyn's Ethan Cepuran the future of Illinois speed skating?". Northwestern University. March 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Feng, Kelly (January 6, 2022). "With 5K Win Ethan Cepuran Is The First U.S. Long Track Speedskater To Qualify For Beijing". teamusa.org. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ethan Cepuran". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Glen Ellyn speed skater Ethan Cepuran living his dream at the Winter Olympics". Northwest Herald. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "U.S. Long Trackers Capture Seven Golds at ISU Four Continents Championships". usspeedskating.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (March 14, 2025). "U.S. takes team pursuit gold, Jordan Stolz silver, Cooper McLeod bronze at speed skating worlds". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  8. ^ Peter, Josh (February 17, 2026). "Team USA wins Olympic silver medal in men's speed skating team pursuit". usspeedskating.org. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  9. ^ "Skater Profile - Ethan Cepuran (USA)".
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