relied on donations from the public at GoFundMe. Personal life Creveling's parents are now divorced. His father owns a construction company in Martins Creek, Pennsylvania, while his mother works as a nurse in San Diego. Creveling is the youngest of four siblings. His sister, Tracy Todd, is the oldest, followed by his brother Patrick, and sister Chelsea. Like Chris Creveling, Patrick and Chelsea were both world-class inline skaters, representing the United States at World Cup and World Championship meets. Patrick is now an inline skating coach. Longtime friend and Olympic teammate, Kyle Carr, also has ties to the Frenchtown Roller Rink. Creveling met Carr when they were around three-years-old and the pair became friends at age nine or ten. "We spent a lot of time together at that point and just had fun racing together," Creveling recalled. "We didn’t take competing as a battle or anything. Just had laughs and enjoyed it." When he is not skating, Creveling likes to go cycling, hiking, and snowboarding. He also plays golf and Frisbee, and writes on his blog. He enjoys road trips and spending time on the beach with his family during the off-season. Creveling lists Steve Jobs as the most influential person in his life, saying Job's book inspired changes in his life. He follows a gluten-free diet. In December 2012, he had LASIK surgery so that he could skate without contacts. He speaks German and Spanish in addition to English. References External links Personal webpage of Chris Creveling Chris' Blog: A view into the life of a speedskater Official biography at US Speedskating 1986 births Living people American male short track speed skaters Olympic silver medalists for the United States in short track speed skating Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics