Eric Kraan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eric Rijk Kraan Osmanchuk |
| Born | December 10, 1971 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alma mater | UT El Paso |
| Sport | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 41.18 (2003) 1000 m: 1:22.03 (2005) 1500 m: 2:08.32 (2003) (NR) 3000 m: 4:37.02 (2005) (NR) 5000 m: 8:12.17 (2004) (NR) 10000 m: 16:56.77 (2005) (NR) NR = National Record |
Eric Rijk Kraan Osmanchuk (born 10 December 1971) is a Mexican business owner and former Mexico National Team speed skater. He resides in the US and is co-owner and co-CEO of the SkateNow Shop, a speed skating equipment retailer.[1] In 2017, he ran as a candidate for District 4, city council, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah;[2] in 2021, he filed as a candidate for mayor.[3]
Mexico National Team speed skater
Kraan represented Mexico between 2000 and 2006 on the national long-track speed skating team, and he competed in international world cups.[4] He set and still holds most of Mexico's national records.[5]
Inline skating
Kraan and his wife are both certified skate instructors, and they run the SkateNow Skate School and the skateNOW, inc. shop, both opened in 2001, to help promote the sports of speed skating and inline speed skating in Salt Lake City and throughout the United States.[6]
References
- ^ Wina Sturgeon (5 July 2012). "Ready to Roll". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Vote tallies from Utah primary elections". Deseret News. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Leia Larsen (18 August 2021). "Ranked-choice races are set in Salt Lake County. See who's running in your city". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Eric Kraan". isuresults.eu. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "National records". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "SkateNow". skatenow.u. Retrieved 24 April 2025.