Athlete Bio#
Height
5'6
Age
25
Hometown
Reston, VA
Education
University of Utah
Personal
You will probably never see Maame without a smile on her face contributing to her favorite quote, “Laugh until you can’t laugh anymore.” She began speed skating at six years old and made the switch at an early age after she was told that she was going to be a fast figure skater. In addition to speed skating, she competed in taekwondo until 2015. She enjoys her time in the classroom and claims that she could do chemistry all day with hopes of becoming a chemical engineer eventually. She will eat any type of meat, enjoys listening to pop music and says that her favorite movie is “Titanic” and that it makes her cry every time.
World Championship Highlights
2023 Short Track World Championships - Women's Relay 8th
2022 Short Track World Championships
2019-20 Four Continents Championships - 1500m Bronze
2018-19 Short Track Junior World Championships - 500m Gold; 3000m Relay 5th: 1000m 9th
2017-18 Short Track Junior World Championships - 500m Gold; 1000m Bronze; Overall Bronze; 1500m Super-Final 5th; 3000m Relay 6th; 1500m 14th
National Team
A member of the Short Track National Team from 2017-24
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 8th (2000m Relay - Mixed, 3000m Relay - Women), 9th (1000m - Women), 13th (500m - Women)
- Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 14th (500m - Women), 31th (1500m - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 8th (3000m Relay - Women)
- Years of participation: 3000m Relay - Women 2023; 1000m - Women 2018, 2019, 2022; 1500m - Women 2018, 2019, 2022; 500m - Women 2018, 2019, 2022; Overall - Women 2018, 2019, 2022
- Top finish: – 2019 (1500m - Women)
Career Highlights#
2022-23
- 2023 Short Track World Championships - Women's Relay 8th
2021-22
- 2022 Olympic Winter Games - 3000m Relay 8th; Mixed Team Relay 8th; 1000m 9th; 500m 13th
- 2022 Olympic Team Trials
- 2021 Fall World Cup Team
- 2021 US Championships - 500m Gold; 1000m Gold; 1500m Gold
2019-20
- 2019-20 World Cup Shanghai - 3000m Relay Bronze
- 2019-20 Short Track World Cup Team
2018-19
- 2018-19 Short Track World Cup 5 - Dresden: 500m Bronze; Mixed Relay Bronze
- 2018-19 Short Track World Cup 2 - SLC: 500m 9th
- 2018-19 Short Track World Cup 1 - Calgary: Mixed Relay 4th
- 2018 Fall Short Track World Cup Team
2016-18
- 2017-18 World Cup - Seoul: 500m 10th; 1000m 34th
- 2017-18 World Cup - Shanghai: 500m 5th
- 2017-18 World Cup - Dordrecht: 500m 16th; 1500m 61st
- 2017-18 World Cup - Budapest: 500m 7th; 1500m 42nd
- 2017-18 Short Track World Cup Team
- 2016-17 Short Track Winter World Cup Team