The subject of the article is Jean-Claude Killy , the alpine skiing champion who , in the 1968 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , became the second alpine skier ever to win three gold medals in a single olympic games .

Don Jackson won the bronze medal for figure skating at the 1960 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , and went on to win the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships .

At the 2010 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , Kramer was the favourite to win three gold medals , like his countryman Ard Schenk at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo .

Young competed at the 1972 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor in Sapporo and saw her roommates Anne Henning and Dianne Holum win Olympic gold ( Henning on the 500 m , as well as bronze on the 1,000 m , and Holum on the 1,500 m , as well as silver on the 3,000 m ) – she herself finished fourth on the 500 m and seventeenth on the 1,000 m .

Jumping 47 feet , he came second in a triple jump competition behind Nick Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor who went on to win gold in the event at the 1924 Summer Olympics with a world record of 50 ft. O'Reilly also placed second in a high jumping competition , clearing six feet .

In 1998 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , he led for much of the way during the final race of the 1000m , but was edged out at the finish-line by Korea 's Kim Dong-Sung , to win a silver medal .

Skutnabb participated in the Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor again in 1928 and he managed to win his second 5,000 m Olympic silver medal ( this time behind Ivar Ballangrud ) at the age of 38 years and 246 days .

At the 1992 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , South Korea 's Kim Ki-hoon became the first short track speed skater to win two gold medals , by winning gold medals in both of the available events ( 1000m , 5000m relay ) .

At the 2002 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , two days after Steve Bradbury gave Australia its first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal , Alisa Camplin won the freestyle aerials event , becoming the first Australian woman to win gold at the Winter Games ; four years later , she collected a second consecutive medal , a bronze .

At the 2002 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , Zempilas called Steven Bradbury 's win in the 1000m speed skating ; Australia 's first Winter Olympic Gold medal .

At the 1928 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor in St. Moritz , Bernt Evensen became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning gold on the 500 m ( a first place shared with Finnish skater Clas Thunberg .

Most notably , he won two gold medals at the 1928 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , and as one of the only two entrants to win two gold medalists from St. Moritz , was the most successful athlete there , along with Clas Thunberg of Finland .

In 2006 , Canadian Cindy Klassen became the only other speed skater , and one of seven Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , to win five medals—one gold , two silver , two bronze—at a single edition of the Games .

Le May Doan provided colour commentary for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the 2006 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor for Speed Skating , and was present to see her former teammates Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes win their personal and national record achievements .

Combined with her bronze medal at the 2002 Winter olympics.olympic_medal_honor , she became the first Canadian to win six career Olympic medals , surpassing the five medal mark set previously by Marc Gagnon and Phil Edwards and matched in the same race by winner Clara Hughes at the same 2006 Winter Olympic games .