Kristina Groves (born December 4, 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian speedskater. She is Canada’s most decorated skater in the World Single Distances Championships with 13 career medals in this event. She won four Olympic medals: She won two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, in the 1,500 meters and team pursuit and she won the Silver Medal in the Speedskating Ladies' 1500 m and the Bronze Medal in the Speedskating Ladies' 3000 m events at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
She is currently ranked 6th on the women's Adelskalender, her teammates Cindy Klassen and Christine Nesbitt are ranked 1st and 7th respectively.
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