Ethan Cepuran

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Ethan Cepuran
Personal information
Born (2000-05-13) May 13, 2000 (age 25)
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team pursuit
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Hamar Team pursuit
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Hachinohe Team pursuit
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Salt Lake City Mass start

Ethan Cepuran (born May 13, 2000) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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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]

Cepuran won the 5,000 metres 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 metres and team pursuit where he won a bronze medal. [4] [5]

Cepuran 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]

Cepuran 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]

World Cup overview

Key
Category
Senior level
Junior level
SeasonLocationMass Start*
2017–2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City Bronze medal icon.svg
2022–2023 Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger 12th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen 12th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary 5th
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki 4th
5th
2023–2024 Flag of Japan.svg Obihiro 7th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 16th
Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger 8th
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki 13th
Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City 17th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quebec 12th
2024–2025 Flag of Japan.svg Nagano 15th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 18th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary 9th
Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee 15th
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki 11th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen 12th
SeasonLocationTeam Pursuit*
2017–2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City 5th
2021–2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Gold medal icon.svg
2022–2023 Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki Silver medal icon.svg
2023–2024 Flag of Japan.svg Obihiro Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City Gold medal icon.svg
2024–2025 Flag of Japan.svg Nagano Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen Gold medal icon.svg
SeasonLocation500 meter
2017–2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City 28th
SeasonLocation1000 meter
2018–2019 Flag of Italy.svg Baselga di Pinè 7th
SeasonLocation1500 meter
2024–2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary 20th
SeasonLocation3000 meter
2017–2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City 7th
2018–2019 Flag of Italy.svg Baselga di Pinè 6th
SeasonLocation5000 meter
2022–2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary 8th
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki 11th
12th

Source: [8]

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. "Skater Profile - Ethan Cepuran (USA)".