Emily Scott (born February 16, 1989) is an American short track speed skater who competed at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

As an inline skater, she won five World Championship gold medals and set three national records.

Following a poor 2012–13 season, the United States cut Scott's funding, prompting her to fill out an application for food stamps.

Scott made the finals of 1500 meters at the Olympics, placing fifth after another skater caused her to fall.

[4] As a young girl, Scott made the Junior Olympics Gymnastics Team, but gave up the sport because it was too expensive for her family.

At age 14, she moved to Florida for three years to focus on her inline training, returning to Springfield in time for high school graduation.

In 2004, she teamed with Brittany Bowe to set the United States national record in the Sophomore 2000 meter two woman relay with a time of 3:12.574.

[7] In 2005, Scott won the junior 15000 meter elimination at the 2006 World Inline Speed Skating Championships, passing Columbia's Carolina Upegui on the final lap.

[8] At the 2008 World Championships, Bowe, Scott, and Sara Sayasane teamed up to win gold in the 3000 meter track relay.

[10] In total, Scott has won five World Cup medals – 1 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze, all for relay events.

[11] After the relay team failed to place in the top eight at the 2013 World Championships, US Speedskating cut Scott's monthly stipend from $1950 to $600.

[10] She set up a GoFundMe campaign, but it generated little interest, prompting her to fill out an application for food stamps.

[14] She ended up not submitting the food stamp application and quit her part-time job at a surgical supply factory to focus on training.

She placed last in the heat, but was advanced to the finals when the judges ruled she had been illegally inhibited by the skater who pushed her.

"[Parra is] like a fun uncle .. we go to lunch and dinner and he’ll always be just kind of my mentor and I can talk to him if I’m having a rough time", Scott explained.