ide ▁School ▁and ▁University ▁Labor atory ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁obtained ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign , ▁major ing ▁in ▁engineering ▁physics ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁computer ▁science . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁purs uing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁computer ▁science ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁ ▁Tri als ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁K uck ▁won ▁the ▁Men ' s ▁ 5 0 0 0 - met ers ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 ▁seconds ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Olympic ▁Speed sk ating ▁Tri als ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Olympic ▁team ▁compet ing ▁in ▁So chi ▁in ▁February . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁ ▁Games ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 0   m , ▁K uck ▁placed ▁ 8 th ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 3 : 3 1 . 7 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁American ▁finish . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁purs uit ▁team ▁consisted ▁of ▁K uck , ▁Ch ad ▁Hed rick , ▁Brian ▁Hans en , ▁and ▁Tre vor ▁Mars icano . ▁K uck , ▁Hed rick , ▁and ▁Mars icano ▁elimin ated ▁Japan ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final , ▁which ▁advanced ▁them ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁heavily ▁fav ored ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁the ▁semif inal . ▁K uck , ▁Hed rick , ▁and