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Jennifer Rodriguez
Sport: Speed Skating
Birthdate: June 8, 1976
Birthplace: Miami, FL
Hometown: Miami, FL
Residence: Salt Lake City, UT
Ht: / Wt: 5'4" / 121 lbs
Olympics: 2006, 2002, 1998
Teammates: Catherine Raney Norman, Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr., Jilleanne Rookard

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  • 'Miami Ice' rebounds for one more Olympics'Miami Ice' rebounds for one more Olympics Jennifer Rodriguez has endured so much pain over the past couple of years: the death of her mother, the end of her marriage, financial problems that left her all tapped out. For months, hardly a day went by without some sort of breakdown, the tears streaming down her face as she struggled to cope with one blow after another.

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  • Hedrick in doubt for gold medal relay race POSTED: Feb 26, 4:46p ET | UPDATED: Feb 27, 3:02p ET

    After leading the United States to a stunning upset of the Dutch in the semifinals of the men's team pursuit, Chad Hedrick may not be able to race against Canada in Saturday's final.

     

  • Preview: Kramer could get second gold after all POSTED: Feb 26, 5:02a ET | UPDATED: Feb 26, 5:02a ET Sven Kramer has another shot at gold -- and this time he won't have to worry about switching lanes. The speed skating competition wraps up Friday and Saturday with team pursuit, an event that gives the Dutchman a shot at redemption after a shocking blunder in the 10,000m.
  • Rodriguez hints at hanging up her skates POSTED: Feb 21, 10:16p ET | UPDATED: Mar 4, 6:19p ET Jennifer Rodriguez is mostly savoring the experience of her fourth Olympics, knowing she may hang up her clapskates before 2014.
  • Dutch sprinter Wust speeds to gold POSTED: Feb 21, 7:37p ET | UPDATED: Feb 22, 1:36a ET Ireen Wust of the Netherlands dashed Canadian hopes for a second speed skating gold by powering around the final lap Sunday to win the women's 1500m.
  • Nesbitt has second gold in sights POSTED: Feb 21, 5:23a ET | UPDATED: Feb 21, 5:23a ET After earning an Olympic title in the choppy, sloppy 1000m speed skating race, Christine Nesbitt goes for gold No. 2 on Sunday in the 1500m.
  • Nesbitt claims 1000m gold for Canada POSTED: Feb 18, 2:49p ET | UPDATED: Feb 25, 5:24a ET Christine Nesbitt won Canada's first speed skating gold medal on Thursday, capturing the women's 1,000 meters by a mere two-hundredths of a second.
  • In stunner, Lee tops Wolf in women's 500m POSTED: Feb 16, 7:11p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:55p ET South Korea won another stunning gold at the Olympic speed skating oval Tuesday as Lee Sang-Hwa knocked off two favorites in the women's 500m.
  • Breaking down the U.S. speed skating team POSTED: Jan 4, 6:32p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:55p ET By Jason Devaney, Universal Sports Lots of news was made at the U.S. Speed Skating Championships last week, from Shani Davis' decision not to skate in the team pursuit at the Olympics to Rebekah Bradford's heartwarming performance to make the U.S. Olympic squad. Who looks promising to win a medal? We examine some numbers and break down the top skaters on the U.S. team.
  • U.S. speed skating rosters announced POSTED: Dec 31, 2:56p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:55p ET By UniversalSports.com staff report At the conclusion of the U.S. Speed Skating Championships Wednesday evening, the U.S. rosters for the Vancouver Olympics were announced.
  • Richardson qualifies for third Vancouver event POSTED: Dec 29, 4:37p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:55p ET By Associated Press Heather Richardson won the 1500m on Tuesday at the U.S. Speed Skating Championships, giving the 20-year-old her third Olympic berth. The North Carolina native will also skate in the 500m and 1000m in Vancouver. Brian Hansen will compete in the men's 1500m event at the Games after placing third. Racing wraps up Wednesday in Salt Lake City.
  • Cholewinski, Whitmore earn Olympic berths POSTED: Dec 26, 7:13p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:55p ET Lauren Cholewinski and Mitchell Whitmore earned the final spots on the Olympic team in the women's and men's 500m during the 2010 U.S. Speedskating Championships at the Utah Olympic Oval. Tucker Fredricks and Shani Davis were among the six skaters who had already secured spots with previous results.
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