Jessica Hewitt (born October 9, 1986) is a

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short track speed skater. In February 2013, she qualified to participate in the 2014

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, representing Canada in the short track speed skating.

Career

Jessica Hewitt started training with the Kamloops Long Blades at the age of 10. In 2006, she moved to Calgary where she trained at the

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. She is joined by

Jessica Gregg Jessica Gregg (born March 16, 1988) is a former Canadian short track speed skater. Personal life Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Jessica comes from a strong pedigree of skaters as her mother Kathy Vogt was a two time Olympian in the sport and her fa ...

Marie-Ève Drolet Marie-Ève Drolet (born February 3, 1982) is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics where she won a bronze in the relay event. She also has six ISU World Championship medals to her name and was a two time ov ...

Marianne St-Gelais Marianne St-Gelais (born February 17, 1990) is a Canadian former short track speed skater. She won two silver medals in the 500 m and 3,000 m relay at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, and a third silver in the 3,000 m relay at the ...

and

Valérie Maltais Valérie Maltais (born July 4, 1990) is a Canadian short track speed skater and speed skater. She has won six world championship medals, including finishing second overall in 2012. Career Early career She began skating at the age of 6 and, in ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hewitt, Jessica 1986 births Living people Canadian female short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Langley, British Columbia (city) 21st-century Canadian sportswomen