John-Henry KRUEGER

Historical Results

Yuehan, JH

Listening to music, playing video games, watching ice hockey (supports the Pittsburgh Penguins)

Athlete

Father, Bryan (corporate accountant). Mother, Heidi (figure skating coach). Older brother, Cole.

English, Korean

Ferencvarosi Torna Club

National: Akos Banhidi (HUN)

Brother Cole Krueger (Short track): Debuted for the United States in 2014 before switching to Hungary in 2017. Has won with the Hungarian men's relay team a World Championship bronze (2019), European Championship gold (2019) and bronze (2018) and three World Cup wins (with one in the mixed relay). Current world record holder in the 5000m relay.

For United States:
2011 World Cup in Salt Lake City (500m - 9th, 1500m - 7th, Relay - 4th)

For Hungary:
2020 World Cup in Dresden (1500m - 22nd, Relay - 6th, Mixed Relay - 1st)

September 2019: Tibia injury at the Hungarian National Championships, which delayed his first international appearance for Hungary. Returned for the Dresden World Cup in February 2020.

2013: Swine flu forced him to withdraw from the US trials for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Following his older brother Cole, he started skating at age five. "We were very competitive as brothers, we liked racing each other in everything we did, whether it was first to the dinner table or first back to the car from grocery shopping. My family got a call from Pittsburgh Speed Skating Club saying they had seen my brother racing other kids on the public session. Then he started racing on the team, he loved it, and then a couple of years after, as I got to the ripe old age of five, I followed him." (post-gazette.com, 7 Feb 2018)

“I think people from the outside overcomplicate it. For me, it’s simple. I love the sport and I’m naturally a competitive person. I found a sport that allowed me to go fast.” (isu.org, post-gazette.com, 7 Feb 2018)

After training with the Pittsburgh Speedskating Club, he moved all over the world to train, training in Washington DC (USA), Salt Lake City (USA), Seoul (KOR), Heerenveen (NED) and Budapest (HUN). “If I was in the US programme, training would be free. But there is only one opportunity in your life to not only be a professional athlete but to be at your peak performance. Everywhere I travel all over the world is part of the bigger picture of trying to reach my maximum potential. Trying to find what works best for me.” (nbcwashington.com, 11 Feb 2018)

Mixed martial artist Conor McGregor (IRL), former UFC featherweight and lightweight double-champion. (isu.org)

Puts his right skate on before his left. (isu.org)

"Your body is built to work. Never doubt its ability to work through pain." (isu.org)