Sport: Long Track Speed Skating
Age: 21
Hometown: Airdrie, Alta.
Accomplishments:
- Qualified for the National team at the young age of 19.
Interesting Fact: She qualified for Sochi 2014 after 13 months of recovery from a career-threatening injury. In December 2012, Tutt was practicing for a race when she was hit from behind by a male skater skating with his head down. The collision led to a broken collarbone, broken ribs, a fractured skull, two fractured vertebrae in her neck, hearing loss in her left ear as well as facial paralysis known as Bells Palsy.
Chances: It is hard to say how well Tutt will do with such a limited amount of international experience, especially when she is coming off such a traumatic injury. She is not expected to medal in Sochi, but qualifying for the Olympics after an injury so severe is a tremendous accomplishment.
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