Ethan Cepuran

Quick Facts

• Speciality: Long distances, Team Pursuit, Mass Start
• Started speedskating at age 2
• Older brother, Eric, was a junior national champion 

Biographical Information 

Ethan Cepuran grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and started skating at age 2, following his older brother, Eric, into the sport.

At age 21, Cepuran qualified for his first Olympic team by winning the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 5,000m while his one of his other older brothers, Gordon, called the race as the rink announcer at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee.

Cepuran made his Olympic debut a month later, winning bronze in team pursuit at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

Three years later, Cepuran won his first world title in team pursuit at the world speedskating championships and Cepuran and his teammates would set the world record later that year at an ISU World Cup event in Salt Lake City.

Off the ice, Cepuran is a big fan of Chicago sports teams, especially the Cubs and Blackhawks, and enjoys fishing and golfing as much as possible.

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)
• Olympic Games Beijing 2022, bronze (Team Pursuit 8 Laps - Men), 17th (5000m - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2025 – gold (Team Pursuit 8 Laps - Men), 5th (Mass Start 16 Laps - Men)
• Years of participation: Mass Start 16 Laps - Men 2023, 2024, 2025; Team Pursuit 8 Laps - Men 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025; Big Combination - Men 2019, 2022, 2024; 5000m - Men 2021, 2023; 1500m - Men 2021
• Medals: 1 (1 gold)
• Gold – 2025 (Team Pursuit 8 Laps - Men)