It was a cold and snowy spring day last week as I stood on an embankment alongside an oval track. In the background was the century-old Lake Placid High School, while in the distance, snow-covered ...

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 ...

Ryan Shimabukuro is in Hawaii for a week-long vacation before getting ready for his sixth Olympic Games as a Team USA coach.

Only one American has won three golds at one Winter Olympics — fellow Wisconsin speed skater Eric Heiden. He swept the five speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games in arguably the ...