Anna Ringsred (born September 27, 1984) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

She began speed skating at age 13 and made the United States junior team while in high school.

Ringsred had four third-place finishes at the 2010 National Championships, but was not selected to the 2010 Olympic team.

She retired from speed skating at the end of the season, but launched a comeback effort in 2012.

At that time, she saw an ad for speed skating in the Duluth News Tribune and decided to give it a try.

[6] Entering the 2010 National Championships/Olympic Trials, Ringsred was considered a favorite to make the Olympic Team.

After narrowly missing the team, she retired from speed skating, later explaining "I wasn't handling the pressure very well, and I was getting tired of training every day and pushing myself".

[4] She completed a degree in chemical engineering at University of Calgary and then spent time backpacking around Europe.

[2] In 2012, Ringsred decided to return to speed skating to make one final try at the Olympics.

[4] She consulted with a sports psychologist to get better control of her nerves that had often made competition unpleasant.

In her first event, the 3000 meters, she placed second and qualified for the United States Olympic Team with a time of 4:13.80.