Background
James Rodowsky was born in January 1993 in Annapolis, Maryland.
James Rodowsky was born in January 1993 in Annapolis, Maryland.
He first became interested in speed skating at age 8 after watching a Disney channel commercial featuring the sport. He asked his mother if he could try the sport, after researching on the internet she located a local speedskating club in Laurel, Maryland. This allowed James to compete in November 2007 in Saratoga Springs, New York beside Olympic and World Team skaters.
On October 17, 2007 James achieved qualifying time of 1:33.1 at Robert Morris University Island Sport Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which advanced him into the Americas Cup A Division of men’s short track speed skating. On February 27, 2008 James was one of only 25 men in the United States to receive one of the William E. Simon Olympic Endowment awards.