J. R. Celski (born July 17, 1990) is an American short track speed skater. He won the bronze medal in the men’s 1500 meters race at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Celski has also won 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 2 bronze medals at the World Championships. He won the overall title at the U.S. Junior Championships twice (2007, 2008) and was the overall silver medalist at the 2008 U.S. National Championships.
J. R. Celski was born in Monterey, California where his father was serving in the U.S. Army. He was raised in Federal Way, Washington. His father, Robert, is of Polish descent and his mother, Sue, is of Filipino descent. Celski has two older brothers, Chris and David.
Before switching to speed skating after seeing Apolo Anton Ohno compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Celski was a champion-class in-line skater. Celski missed the minimum age requirement for the 2006 Winter Olympics by 17 days.
Celski was one of six athletes featured during the Week 6 episode of The Biggest Loser: Couples 3.