Nathaniel Lincoln Mills (born February 15, 1970) is an American speed skater. He was a three-time Olympian, competing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics and, after a three-year retirement, 1998 Winter Olympics, when he was captain of the U.S. Olympic speedskating team.[1][2][3] He also competed at the 1991 World Winter Universiade where he won a bronze in the 1,000 m; at the 1989 and 1991 World Championships, placing second in the 500 in 1991.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nathaniel Lincoln Mills |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 15, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Mills transitioned into coaching following his competitive skating career. In the late 1990s, he helped coach the Canadian national team in Calgary. In 2002, Mills co-founded DC-ICE, a program that introduces youth in Washington, D.C. to skating sports. This program introduced Maame Biney, a member of the 2018 and 2022 U.S. Olympic short-track speedskating team, to the sport.[3] Mills has worked with other Olympians including Shani Davis.[4]
Mills' is the brother of Olympic gymnast Phoebe Mills[5] and Junior World Figure Skating Champion Jessica Mills.[6] He also trained as a lawyer [7] and actor.[8]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nathaniel Mills". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Nathaniel Mills". Olympics.org. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Woodfork, Rob (January 19, 2018). "Blades of Olympic Glory: How the DC area became USA's speedskating capital". WTOP. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Wolff, Alexander (March 1, 2010). "A King Denied His Crown". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Harmon, Jim. "Off the Beam and into the Pool". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Hersh, Phil (December 27, 1988). "Meet Jessica, the Mills Family's Figure Skater". Chicago Tribune | chicagottribune.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ Thomas-Lester, Avis (February 10, 2010). "What it takes: An elite speed skater's edge". views.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13622142/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 [user-generated source]
External links
edit- Nathaniel Mills in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Nathaniel Mills at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Nathaniel Mills at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Nathaniel Mills at Olympics.com
- Nathaniel Mills at Olympedia
