If anyone knows what struggling U.S. Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin is going through right now, it’s former American speed skater Dan Jansen. Much like Shiffrin, Jansen crashed out twice in a single ...
They are remembered simply, sadly, as The Falls. They are among the most poignant moments of Olympic history. During the 1988 Winter Games In Calgary, Dan Jansen, a gold-medal favorite, came out on ...
Dan Jansen, a speed skater from West Allis, is an Olympic gold medalist. He is helping others go fast when they turn left. WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Dan Jansen became an American sports hero by going fast ...
In most long track events, two skaters compete against each other on a 400-meter oval, racing counterclockwise in an attempt to record the fastest time. There are two lanes, and the athletes alternate ...
The world’s best golfers are in Springfield, N.J., this week for the season’s final major, the PGA Championship, which was pushed up a couple weeks to accommodate golf’s return to the Olympics. The ...