Born:

October 21st 1991, Sibiu Romania

Hobbies:

Skating, cooking, painting, road cycling, skiing, reading, tennis, golf and interacting with people. I also play 7 musical instruments and enjoy music!

Music:

Ranges from the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Al Bano+Romina Power, Eros Ramazzotti and Aerosmith to Edith Piaf, Joe Dassin and David Guetta. Absolutely love Frederic Chopin, Igor Stravinsky and Aram Khachaturian.

Food:

Gnocchi and raspberry cheesecake

Equipment:

Van Horne boot. Maple Comet blades 16.5 inch blades. Descente/Nike Skin Suit. Oakley (MFrame with G26 lens) and (Custom Orange Radar Frame Pink O, with Yellow Lens). White lululemon headband.

Favourite place to skate:

The outdoor rink in Inzell, Germany, because of the beautiful view of the mountains. (it is now a covered Oval)

Past:

Started short track speed skating at age 10 with the Toronto SSC. Skated long track with the Romanian national team 2006-8. Qualified for Junior Worlds, 2008, Changchun, China (Romanian team). Represented Canada at Junior World Championships in Finland in 2011 and Groningen in 2011.

Languages

Fluent in: Romanian, English, German and French. Conversational in Italian. Learning Spanish