![South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa skates during the women's 500 metres speed skating race at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa skates during the women's 500 metres speed skating race at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics](https://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Lee-Sang-hwa-South-Korea-wins-Olympic-gold-women-500-meter-speed-skating-002.jpg)
South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa skates during the women's 500 metres speed skating race at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
![Russian Denis Koval competes the Men's 500 m Race 2 of 2 Speed Skating event during day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 10, Russian Denis Koval competes the Men's 500 m Race 2 of 2 Speed Skating event during day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 10,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DT6F9P/russian-denis-koval-competes-the-mens-500-m-race-2-of-2-speed-skating-event-during-day-three-of-the-sochi-2014-winter-olympics-at-adler-arena-skating-center-on-february-10-2014-in-sochi-photo-by-gouhier-zabulonabacapresscom-2DT6F9P.jpg)
Russian Denis Koval competes the Men's 500 m Race 2 of 2 Speed Skating event during day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 10,
![Austria's Vanessa Bittner competes on Ladies' 500 m Race Speed Skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter games in Sochi, Russia, on February 11, 2014. Austria's Vanessa Bittner competes on Ladies' 500 m Race Speed Skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter games in Sochi, Russia, on February 11, 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DT6M6Y/austrias-vanessa-bittner-competes-on-ladies-500-m-race-speed-skating-at-the-adler-arena-skating-center-at-the-sochi-2014-xxii-olympic-winter-games-in-sochi-russia-on-february-11-2014-the-sochi-2014-olympic-games-run-from-07-to-23-february-2014-photo-by-gouhier-zabulonabacapresscom-2DT6M6Y.jpg)
Austria's Vanessa Bittner competes on Ladies' 500 m Race Speed Skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter games in Sochi, Russia, on February 11, 2014.
![Netherlands' Laurine Van Riessen competes on Ladies' 500 m Race Speed Skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter games in Sochi, Russia, on February 11, Netherlands' Laurine Van Riessen competes on Ladies' 500 m Race Speed Skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter games in Sochi, Russia, on February 11,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DT6M8W/netherlands-laurine-van-riessen-competes-on-ladies-500-m-race-speed-skating-at-the-adler-arena-skating-center-at-the-sochi-2014-xxii-olympic-winter-games-in-sochi-russia-on-february-11-2014-the-sochi-2014-olympic-games-run-from-07-to-23-february-2014-photo-by-gouhier-zabulonabacapresscom-2DT6M8W.jpg)
Netherlands' Laurine Van Riessen competes on Ladies' 500 m Race Speed Skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter games in Sochi, Russia, on February 11,
![SOCHI, Russia - Satoshi Sakashita of Japan (R) competes in the men's 500- meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. SOCHI, Russia - Satoshi Sakashita of Japan (R) competes in the men's 500- meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JP1WA6/sochi-russia-satoshi-sakashita-of-japan-r-competes-in-the-mens-500-JP1WA6.jpg)
SOCHI, Russia - Satoshi Sakashita of Japan (R) competes in the men's 500- meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.
![SOCHI, Russia - Satoshi Sakashita of Japan (R) competes in the men's 500- meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. SOCHI, Russia - Satoshi Sakashita of Japan (R) competes in the men's 500- meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2exm3j2/usas-jr-celski-258-skates-around-the-fallen-satoshi-sakashita-231of-japan-during-the-mens-500-meter-quarterfinal-speed-skating-race-at-the-iceberg-skating-palace-during-the-winter-olympics-in-sochi-russia-friday-february-21-2014-photo-by-harry-e-walkermctsipa-usa-2exm3j2.jpg)