An adoring public thrust it upon him. Eric Heiden won three straight world championships heading into the 1980 Olympics. In nine days in February 1980 at Lake Placid, N.Y., Heiden accomplished ...

This past May 17, Eric Heiden stood behind a lectern ... Heiden, who won all five men's speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Games. It may be the greatest singular accomplishment in ...