BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05: Kristen Santos of Team United States competes during the Mixed Team Relay Quarterfinals on day one of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 05, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Kristen Santos, of Fairfield, competed in the women's 500m short track speed skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics Monday and did not make it out of the quarterfinal.
Santos, who has made her Olympic debut in Beijing,
started figure skating at 3 years old and was already speedskating at 9.
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