Name: Lucas Makowsky
Sport: Long Track Speed Skating
Hometown: Regina, SK
Nickname: Luc
Favorite Sport Memory:
Stepping on the podium for the first time in an individual distance (1500m) at a 2009 World Cup event in Hamar, Norway.
Favorite Quote:
Begin each day as if it were on purpose
CAN Fund Testimonial:
CAN Fund’s support helped alleviate the financial uncertainty of being an amateur athlete. This support couldn’t have come at a better time in such an important year!
Best Result:
2010 Olympic Gold Medalist, Men’s Team Pursuit
2nd in the 1500m – World Cup in Hamar, Norway, Nov. 21, 2009
Fun Facts:
- I enjoy wood working, and just building things in general
- I like playing nearly every sport and being active
- Used to play the piano
- Have never been superstitious
- It takes a lot to really make me mad
Website: www.lucasmakowsky.com