Kimi Goetz

Raised in Flemington, New Jersey, Goetz got into roller skating as a child. She graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School in 2012 and headed out to Salt Lake City, where she saw other inline skaters who had made the transition to speed skating on ice.^[1]

During the first day of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Trials, Goetz fell and hit her head and suffered a concussion after a skate technician at the event failed to bolt her blade into her boot properly. As a result, she failed to make the Olympic team. During the summer of 2018, she switched from short track speed skating to long track speed skating.^[1][2] She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[3]

At the 2022–23 ISU Speed Skating World Cup Goetz won five medals, including her first gold medal in the 1,000 meter event on February 12, 2023, in Poland. She ended the season ranked among the top five in both the 500 and 1,000 metres. She also won the World Cup season title in the women's team sprint along with McKenzie Browne and Erin Jackson.^[4][5]

At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Goetz won a silver medal in the women's team sprint with a time of 1:26.58.^[6]

At the 2024 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Goetz won a bronze medal in the 500 meters with a time of 37.21. This was her first individual World Championships medal.^[7]

Goetz's boyfriend is Olympic speed skater Mitchell Whitmore.^[8]