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

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Speedskater Eric Heiden, the Wisconsin native who captured Olympic history with five gold medals in the 1980 Winter Olympics, posted a picture of the skates he wore and posed an interesting question ...

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. speeds past ...

VANCOUVER, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Eric Heiden has a favourite among the five gold medals he won at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics and it makes him a fan of Dutchman Sven Kramer at the Vancouver Games. Sign ...

— -- When entering Heiden Orthopedics in Park City, Utah, some patients are unaware of all that the facility's namesake has achieved, or even his most famous feat. Then again, it's been 37 years ...

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.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Eric Heiden has a favourite among the five gold medals he won at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics and it makes him a fan of Dutchman Sven Kramer at the Vancouver Games. "To me the ...