, O.C. (born December 23 , 1970 ). Doan is a Canadian Speed Skater and a double Olympic champion in the 500 m. Her name is also often spelled "Le May". The proper pronunciation of her first name is "Kah-TREE-nah".
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , of Scottish ancestry, LeMay Doan won the Olympic 500 M title at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and she repeated this feat at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah , giving rise to the title "the fastest woman on ice". At the Nagano Olympics, she also won a bronze on the 1,000 m. She was World Sprint Champion 1998 and 2002 and World Champion 500 m 1998, 1999 and 2001 and she won a 500 m bronze in 2000. She has also won the 500 m World Cup 4 times (in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002) and the 1,000 m World Cup once (in 1998).
On November 22 , 1997 she became the first woman to break the 38-seconds barrier for 500 m, skating 37.90 in Calgary, Alberta . Before the year was over, she had tied this record once and broken it twice, ending on 37.55. Within the next four years, she broke this record four more times, up to 37.22 in Calgary, December 2001. No other woman has set 8 consecutive World Records in one distance.
She had a long way to go before she started fighting for Olympic gold and World Records. In the 1994 Winter Olympics , she fell on the 500 m and placed 17th on the 1,500 m as her best result. Prior to the Nagano Games she was training with her teammate and rival Susan Auch , being coached by Susan's brother, Derrick Auch . In Nagano, Susan Auch placed 2nd behind Catriona on the 500 m. She is now coached by the Canadian sprint coach, former Olympic speed skater Sean Ireland .
LeMay Doan is married to Bart Doan , a Rodeo Cowboy and icemaker at the Olympic Oval , and cousin of NHL hockey player Shane Doan .
She retired from competitive skating in 2003, and in 2004 gave birth to her first child, Greta. She was a commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and was a member of the official Canadian contingent when Vancouver, British Columbia was chosen as the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics . LeMay Doan is also a popular motivational speaker.
In 2005 , she was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada , and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall Of Fame .
She provided colour commentary for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the 2006 Winter Olympics for Speed Skating, and was present to see her former teammates Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes win their personal and national record achievements.
- Gold- 1996 World Sprint Championship, 500m, Netherlands
- First Overall- 1997/98 World Cup Standings 500m
- Gold- 1997 World Cup, 500m, Roseville, Minnesota
- Silver- 1997 World Cup, 500m, Roseville, Minnesota
- Gold- 1997 World Cup, 1000m, Roseville, Minnesota
- Gold- 1997 World Cup, 500m, Calgary, Alberta
- Gold- 1997 World Cup, 500m, Calgary, Alberta
- Gold- 1997 World Cup, 1000m, Calgary, Alberta
- Silver- 1997 World Cup, 1000m, Calgary, Alberta
- Gold- 1996/97 Canadian Sprint Championship, Overall
- Silver- 1997 World Sprint Championship, 500m, Hamar, Norway
- Bronze- 1997 World Cup, 500m, Innsbruck, Austria
- Gold- 1998/99 World Cup, 500m, Seoul, Korea
- Gold- 1998/99 World Cup, 500m, Nagano, Japan
- Gold- 1998/99 World Cup, 1000m, Nagano, Japan
- Gold- 1998 Winter Olympic Games, 500m, Nagano, Japan
- Bronze- 1998 Winter Olympic Games, 1000m, Nagano, Japan
- Olympic Record- 1998 Winter Olympic Games 500m(38.21)
- 1998- Canadian Female Athlete of the Year
- First Overall- 1998 World Cup Standings 500
- First Overall- 1998 World Cup Standings 1000m
- Gold- 1998 World Single Distance Championships, 500m, Calgary
- Silver- 1998 World Single Distance Championships, 1000m, Calgary
- Gold- 1998 World Cup, 500m, West Allis, Wisconsin
- Gold- 1998 World Cup, 500m, West Allis, Wisconsin
- World Record- 1998 Canadian Olympic Trials 500m(37.55)
- World Champion- 1998 World Sprint Championship, Berlin Germany
- Gold- 1998 World Cup, 500m, Baselga di Pine, Italy
- Gold- 1998 World Cup, 500m, Baselga di Pine, Italy
- Silver- 1998 World Cup, 1000m, Baselga di Pine, Italy
- Gold- 1999 World Single Distance Championships, 500m, Netherlands
- Bronze- 1999 World Single Distance Championships, 1000m,Netherlands
- First Overall- 1999 World Cup Standings, 500m
- Third Overall- 1999 World Cup Standings, 1000m
- World Champion- 1999 World Sprint Championships, 500m, Calgary
- Gold- 1999 World Cup, 500m, Berlin, Germany
- Gold- 2000/01 World Cup, 500m, Nagano, Japan
- Gold- 2000/01 World Cup, 500m, Seoul, Korea
- Bronze- 2000 World Single Distance Championships, 500m, Japan
- Silver- 2000 World Cup, 500m, Calgary
- Silver- 2000 World Cup, 500m, Butte, Montana
- Silver- 2000 World Cup, 1000m, Butte, Montana
- First Overall- 2000 Canadian Sprint Championships
- 2001- Canadian Female Athlete of the Year
- World Record- 2001 World Single Distance Championships 500m(37.29)
- First Overall- 2001 World Cup Standings, 500m
- World Record- 2001 Canadian National Championships 500m(37.40)
- World Record- 2001 Canadian National Championships Overall :---Points(150.085)
- Gold- 2001 World Single Distance Championships, 500m, Salt Lake City
- Bronze- 2001 World Single Distance Championships, 1000m, Salt Lake City
- World Champion- 2001 World Sprint Championships, 500m , Inzell, Germany
- First Overall- 2001 Canadian Sprint Championships
- Gold- 2001 World Cup, 1000m, Calgary
- Gold- 2001 World Cup, 500m, Calgary
- Gold- 2001 World Cup, 500m, Heerenveen, Holland
- Gold- 2001 World Cup, 1000m Heerenveen, Holland
- Gold- 2001 World Cup, 500m, Helsinki, Finland
- Silver- 2001/02 World Cup, 1000m, Calgary
- Gold- 2001/02 World Cup, 500m, Salt Lake City
- Gold- 2002 Winter Olympic Games, 500m, Salt Lake City
- Olympic Record- 2002 Winter Olympic Games, 500m (37.30), Salt Lake City
- World Champion- 2002 World Sprint Championships, 500m , Hamar, ---Norway
- 2002- Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year
- 2002- Canadian Female Athlete of the Year
- World Record- 2001/02 World Cup, 500m(37.22) Calgary
- First Overall- 2002 World Cup Standings 500m
- Gold- 2002 World Cup, 500m, Inzell, Germany
- Gold- 2002 World Cup, 100m, Inzell, Germany
- Gold- 2002 World Cup, 500m, Heerenveen, Holland
- Gold- 2001/02 World Cup, 500m, Calgary
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