Marcus

Howard

Quick Facts

At age 16 he moved from Federal Way, WA, to Salt Lake City, UT, where he joined US Speedskating's Facilitated Athlete Sport Training [FAST] programme. In 2021 he was living with US short track skater John Robert Celski and his wife, Andrea Do-Duc, the short track programme director for US Speedskating. "It was pretty rough [moving away from family]. I didn't have any cooking experience and the FAST teams start skating at 05:45 in the morning. So it was kind of rough, but I got used to it." His first senior international competition was the 2021 World Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands, where he was part of the US team that finished seventh in the 5000m relay. "I had never been out of the country and it was really a fun experience to see how other skaters from different countries skated." In May 2021 he was promoted from the FAST programme to the senior US national team. "Usually you skate on the FAST team for three to four years and then you get bumped up. That was really big for me."

World Championship Highlights

• 2023 World Championship Team - Mixed Team Relay 7th; 5000m Relay 10th; 500m 30th
• 2023 World Junior Championship Team - 500m Silver; 3000m Relay Bronze; 1000m 5th; 1500m 6th
• 2022 Four Continents Championships - Mixed Team Relay Gold;
• 2022 World Championship Team

• 2022 World Junior Championships - 1000m 10th; 39th 1500m 2021 World Championships - B 5000m Relay Bronze
• 2021 World Championships - 5000m Relay 7th

National Team

A member of the Short Track National Team from 2020-24

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – bronze (2000m Relay - Mixed), 8th (5000m Relay - Men), 21th (1000m - Men), 22th (500m - Men)
• Years of participation: 1000m - Men 2024; 2000m Relay - Mixed 2023, 2024; 5000m Relay - Men 2021, 2023, 2024; 500m - Men 2023, 2024
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2024 (2000m Relay - Mixed)

Career Highlights

• World Cup, 2024 (500m - Men, 1000m - Men, Overall - Men, 1500m - Men)
• World Junior Championships, Dresden, 2023 (500m - Men)