Career
Klassen is a descendant of German Mennonite immigrants to Manitoba and is a graduate of Maple Leaf School in the North Kildonan area of Winnipeg and Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in the Elmwood area of Winnipeg. She started her sports career as an ice hockey player at Gateway Community Club in Winnipeg; in her youth she played for the Canadian National Youth Team. When she was not selected for the 1998 Winter Olympics, she switched to speed skating and soon she proved to be a natural talent.
Klassen missed the entire 2003–2004 season due to a serious injury: she fell during training, colliding with another skater, hitting his skate, and as a result cutting 12 tendons in her right arm.
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