![USA's Chad Hedrick competes in the 1500m men's World Cup speed skating race Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah. He finished in first place by setting USA's Chad Hedrick competes in the 1500m men's World Cup speed skating race Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah. He finished in first place by setting](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PDJP0J/usas-chad-hedrick-competes-in-the-1500m-mens-world-cup-speed-skating-race-friday-nov-18-2005-at-the-utah-olympic-oval-in-kearns-utah-he-finished-in-first-place-by-setting-a-new-world-record-ap-photosteve-c-wilson-2PDJP0J.jpg)
USA's Chad Hedrick competes in the 1500m men's World Cup speed skating race Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah. He finished in first place by setting
![Chad Hedrick of the USA beats Bob de Jong of the Netherlands to win gold in men's 5000m speed skating at Oval Lingotto in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games, February 11, Chad Hedrick of the USA beats Bob de Jong of the Netherlands to win gold in men's 5000m speed skating at Oval Lingotto in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games, February 11,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYW8EW/chad-hedrick-of-the-usa-beats-bob-de-jong-of-the-netherlands-to-win-gold-in-mens-5000m-speed-skating-at-oval-lingotto-in-the-2006-torino-winter-olympic-games-february-11-2006-upi-photoheinz-ruckemann-TYW8EW.jpg)
Chad Hedrick of the USA beats Bob de Jong of the Netherlands to win gold in men's 5000m speed skating at Oval Lingotto in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games, February 11,
![Chad Hedrick on Twitter: "Had the chance to chat with @jenniferreynatv today about Olympics and life in the studio. Check me out over the next couple weeks on @kprc2 #olympics #teamusa https://t.co/mQGvAR08jf" / Chad Hedrick on Twitter: "Had the chance to chat with @jenniferreynatv today about Olympics and life in the studio. Check me out over the next couple weeks on @kprc2 #olympics #teamusa https://t.co/mQGvAR08jf" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DViUdGpVMAAnG_T.jpg)