Background
Peterson, Amy was born on November 29, 1971 in St Paul, Minnesota, United States.
Peterson, Amy was born on November 29, 1971 in St Paul, Minnesota, United States.
She attended Johnson Senior High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota and graduated in 1990.
Peterson competed in five consecutive Olympic games from when short track speed skating was exhibition sport in 1988 to 2002. Peterson qualified for her first Olympic Games in 1988 for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary at age 16. In 1988 short track speed skating was just a demonstration sport and no medals were awarded.
She also placed third in the 500 meters.
Peterson was born in Maplewood, Minnesota. Peterson returned to qualify for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan after overcoming chronic fatigue syndrome.
Peterson"s performance suffered during the time with her dropping from the number one United States. woman to eighth. Peterson qualified for the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games while winning the 500, 1,000, 1,500 and 3,000 meter races.
She held the American record in 1,000, 1,500 and 3,000 meters races in June 2000.
By the end of the 2000–2001 season Peterson was ranked ninth in the world and ranked in the top ten for each distance. In the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, Peterson was elected to carry the United States flag at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. She planned for the Olympics to be her last one.
Peterson failed to qualify for her sixth Olympic games in 2005.