speed skater
Americannoun
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Forty-year-old Jorrit Bergsma from the Netherlands, becomes the oldest ever speed skater to win Olympic gold in the men's Mass Start Speed Skating event.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
At the head of a delegation of 46 athletes, Heraskevych marched in Milan last week as his country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, alongside speed skater Yelyzaveta Sydorko.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
“We haven’t tried to compare ourselves to San Francisco,” said O’Hare, a former Olympic short-track speed skater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
That’s probably because the right side is activated when a speed skater balances on the right foot to turn left around curves in the track.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
He says Stolz’s skating style is “just something that I don’t think I’ve seen in a speed skater before.”
From NewsForKids.net ● Mar. 16, 2023
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