{{short description|American short track speed skater}} {{use mdy dates|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox speed skater | sport = Short track speed skating | name = Alyson Dudek | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|30}} | birth_place = Hales Corners, Wisconsin, U.S. | height = 5 ft 6 in | weight = 130 lb | website = | worldcup = | worldchamp = | country = {{USA}} | club = APTE | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's short track speed skating }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Vancouver | 3000 m relay }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Sofia | 3000 m relay }} {{MedalCompetition | World Team Championships }} {{MedalBronze | 2009 Heerenveen | Team }} {{MedalBronze | 2011 Warsaw | Team }} }}
'''Alyson Dudek''' (born July 30, 1990) is an American short track speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Biography==
Dudek, from Hales Corners, Wisconsin, is a fourth-generation Polish American.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/1lP2rCqkDH/ | title=Aly Dudek on Instagram: "In 2011, we competed in Warsaw, Poland, for World Team Champs. Being 4th generation Polish, this place was truly special to me, especially the pierogis ;) Beautiful Old Town Warsaw." }}</ref> Dudek attended Divine Savior Holy Angels High School for three and a half years.<ref name="DAmato" /> Dudek qualified for her first World Cup team while still a high school student and finished her high school education through online correspondence course while training in Salt Lake City. As a younger skater, Dudek originally trained in both long track and short track speed skating before choosing to specialize in short track.<ref name="DAmato">{{Cite news |last = D'Amato |first = Gary |title = Racing to her Olympic goal |newspaper = Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date = September 7, 2009 |url = http://www.jsonline.com/sports/etc/57666997.html |access-date = January 15, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111212201800/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/etc/57666997.html |archive-date = December 12, 2011 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref> In late 2014, Dudek competed in the 26th season of the reality show ''The Amazing Race'', which began airing on February 25, 2015, while despite performing well throughout the race, their season has come to an end in Leg 8, where a poor performance in the leg and a U-Turn from Laura & Tyler sent them home in 6th place. Dudek was teamed with her boyfriend, bobsledder Steven Langton, whom Dudek met at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.<ref name="TARpreview">{{Cite news |last = Trebby |first = Matt |title = Olympian and Milwaukee native Alyson Dudek previews 'The Amazing Race' |work = WTMJ |date = February 24, 2015 |url = http://www.jrn.com/wtmj/wi-sports/Olympian-and-Milwaukee-native-Alyson-Dudek-previews-The-Amazing-Race-293951061.html |access-date = March 2, 2015 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20150308124430/http://www.jrn.com/wtmj/wi-sports/Olympian-and-Milwaukee-native-Alyson-Dudek-previews-The-Amazing-Race-293951061.html |archive-date = March 8, 2015 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
==Career==
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Dudek competed in the 500 m and 3000 m relay. In the 500 m, Dudek didn't make it past the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-short-track-speed-skating/schedule-and-results/ladies-500-m-quarterfinals_stw005300Nv.html |title=Ladies' 500 m (quarterfinals) |publisher=vancouver2010.com |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100218191437/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-short-track-speed-skating/schedule-and-results/ladies-500-m-quarterfinals_stw005300Nv.html |archive-date= February 18, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> In the 3000 m relay, Dudek was part of the relay team that won bronze due to the disqualification of South Korea behind China and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-short-track-speed-skating/schedule-and-results/ladies-3000-m-relay-finals_stw430100jr.html |title=Ladies' 3000 m Relay (finals) |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219005330/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-short-track-speed-skating/schedule-and-results/ladies-3000-m-relay-finals_stw430100jr.html |archive-date=February 19, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the U.S. Olympic trials on January 5, 2014, Dudek qualified for the 2014 Olympic team, her second trip to the Games.<ref name="teamfinalized">{{Cite news | last = Zaccardi | first = Nick | title = J.S. Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Team finalized | work = NBC Olympic Talk | date = January 5, 2013 | url = http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/05/us-olympic-short-track-speedskating-team-roster-jr-celski-jessica-smith/ | access-date = January 5, 2013}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021050730/http://sportresult.com/federations/ISU/ShortTrack/Bio.aspx?ath=7290 |date=October 21, 2007 |title=ISU profile at SportResult.com}} * {{ISU short track skater|713751}} * {{Team USA|new_id=alyson-dudek|old_id=DU/Alyson-Dudek|archive=20230601121819}} * {{Olympics.com profile}} * {{Olympedia}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dudek, Alyson}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:American female short-track speed skaters Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in short-track speed skating Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Category:People from Hales Corners, Wisconsin Category:Sportspeople from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Category:Participants in American reality television series Category:The Amazing Race contestants Category:World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Category:21st-century American sportswomen