 Sugar Todd skating the 1500 meters at a 2013 World Cup event | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1990 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Coached by | Ryan Shimabukuro |
Sugar Raeshelle-Faye Chelsea Todd (born July 19, 1990) is an American speed skater who qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 500-meter and 1000-meter events. Todd began speed skating at age eight and quickly excelled at the sport, convincing her parents to move to Wisconsin to further her training. In 2003, she set five national records and won the United States and North American titles for her age group. From 2008–2010, she made the junior world team. In 2010, she participated in the Olympic trials and made her first senior World Cup team.
Todd relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2012 to train with the national team. In 2013, she placed third in the 1000-meters at the national championships. At the 2014 Olympic trials, she set three personal bests en route to a third-place finish in the 1000-meters and fourth-place finishes in the 500-meter and 1500-meter events. At the Olympics, she placed 29th in the 500-meters and 32nd in the 1000-meters.