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 ...

1980 — Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal and shatters the world record by six seconds in 10,000-meter speed skating at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden, of Madison, Wis.

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 ...

Jordan Stolz won a record 16th speed skating World Cup race in a row — a streak that dates back more than one year — by skating the fastest sea-level 1000m in history. Stolz, a 20-year-old from ...

Canada's women claim World Cup speed skating sprint gold, Stolz completes hat trick At the top of that list is Eric Heiden, who famously won five Olympic speed skating gold medals at the 1980 Games.

Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan edged Jordan Stolz, ending the American's record streak at 18 consecutive World Cup wins.

000m — as the youngest man to take that crown since fellow Wisconsin native Eric Heiden. Heiden won allrounds in 1977, 1978 and 1979, and then won all five speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid ...

Jordan Stolz could go for three gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden is the only American to win that many at one Winter Games.

At the top of that list is Eric Heiden, who famously won five Olympic speed skating gold medals at the 1980 Games. Heiden was born in Madison, Wisconsin and is regarded as one of the best athletes ...