Nick Pearson

{{short description|American speed skater}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2011}}

{{Infobox speed skater

| name = Nick Pearson

| image = Nick Pearson 2008-11-09.jpg

| caption =

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| nationality = American

| birth_name = Nicholas Otto Pearson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|13}}

| birth_place = West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 6 ft 4 in

| country = USA

| sport = Speed skating

}}

Nick Pearson (born August 13, 1979 in Vernon, Wisconsin) is an American speed skater who has competed since 1997. He was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Pearson previously competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing sixth in both the 1000 m and 1500 m events. He retired in 2005, but returned in 2008 to compete.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/nick-pearson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122436/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/nick-pearson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Nick Pearson Olympic Results |accessdate=6 November 2019}}

Pearson was a guest on the NPR humorous quiz show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! taped on February 16, 2012 at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah and broadcast on February 18, 2012. Pearson got one of three questions correct.{{cite web|title=Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me|website=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/02/18/147043649/speedskater-nick-pearson-plays-not-my-job}}