Long Track

Cooper McLeod

2023 & 2024 World Championships

Athlete Bio#

US Speedskating Cooper McLeod

Height

5'11"

Age

23

Hometown

Kirkland, WA

Education

Salt Lake Community College

Personal
Cooper McLeod first stepped into skates at 10 months old at a roller rink and started competing when he was 3 years old. He made the move to ice when he was 8 years old and hasn't looked back since. His favorite skating moment of his career so far was breaking through and making his first World Cup team after years of almost making teams. He says the feeling was 'unmatched.' Outside of skating, Cooper loves to play music on guitar and if he wasn't skating he'd be pole vaulting, which he says is "super fun and just a little bit crazy so you feel like you are living on the edge."
World Championship Highlights
  • 2024 World Championships - Team Sprint 5th (National Record); 500m 11th; 1000m 17th
  • 2023 World Championships - Team Sprint 6th; 1000m 10th; 500m 20th

National Team

A member of the Long Track National Team from 2022-24

Athlete News#

Career Highlights#

  • 2023-24

    • 2024 World Championships - Team Sprint 5th (National Record); 500m 11th; 1000m 17th
    • World Cup 6 - Team Sprint Bronze; 500m (2) 7th; 500m 10th; 1000m 17th
    • Team Sprint Overall World Cup Champion
    • World Cup 5 - 500m 6th; 1000m 14th; 1000m 18th
    • Four Contients Championships - Team Sprint
    • World Cup 4 - 1000m 9th; 500m (B) 2nd; 500m (B) 23rd
    • World Cup 3 - Team Sprint Silver; 500m 18th; 1000m 19th;
    • World Cup 2 - Team Sprint Gold; 500m (1) 14th; 1000m 19th; 500m (2) 19th
    • World Cup 1 - 500m (2) 12th; 1000m 13th; 500m (1) (B) 2nd; 1500m (B) 20th
    • U.S. Championships - 500m Silver; 1000m Silver; 1500m 6th

  • 2022-23

    • 2023 World Championships - Team Sprint 6th; 1000m 10th; 500m 20th
    • World Cup 6 - Team Sprint 5th; 1000m 17th; 500m (B) 16th
    • World Cup 5 - 1000m 15th; 500m (B) 4th
    • World Cup 4 - Team Sprint 6th; 1000m 15th; 500m 20th
    • World Cup 3 - 1000m 16th; 500m (B) 2nd
    • World Cup 2 - Team Sprint Bronze; 1000m (B) 2nd; 500m (B) 7th
    • World Cup 1 - 500m (B) 6th; 1000m (B) 8th

  • 2021-22

    • 2022 Long Track Olympic Team Trials - 500m Bronze; 1000m 6th; 1500m 16th
    • 2021-22 World Cup #4 - (B) 500m (2) 5th; (B) 1000m 14th
    • 2021-22 World Cup #3 - (B) 500m (1) 12th; (B) 500m (2) 13th; (B) 1000m 18th
    • 2021-22 World Cup #2 - (B) 500m (2) 18th; (B) 500m (1) 21st; (B) 1000m 33rd
    • 2021-22 World Cup #1 - 1000m 18th; (B) 500m (1) 7th; (B) 500m (2) 7th
    • 2021 Fall World Cup Trails - 500m (1) 1st; 500m (2) 2nd; 1000m 2nd

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