This past May 17, Eric Heiden stood behind a lectern, shuffled some papers and addressed the U.S. speed skating community at an awards banquet. "Well, were there any doubters last year that we ...

Eric Heiden never asked for his moment of fame ... The next year, Heiden shocked the speed-skating world by winning the overall title at the world championships. Even Heiden wondered if his ...

American Jordan Stolz took silver in the 1500m to finish the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships with three ...

American speedskater Jordan Stolz won four races at a single ISU Speed Skating World Cup for ... allround speedskating world champion since Eric Heiden and the first American to win the title ...

1980 Lake Placid Eric Heiden became an Olympic legend in Lake Placid when he swept the men’s speed skating events and became the first person in Olympic history to win five individual gold medals in ...

Shimabukuro, 52, was inspired by the 1980 games and skater Eric Heiden’s historical run, winning five gold medals at Lake Placid. “I just remember him in the gold suit skating really fast.