Marquette Olympians

[Billy Hoyle]

I guess we're a speedskating school now.  Congrats to Emery Lehman on making his fourth Winter Olympics to represent the US! Our 7th speedskating Olympian.

I think there is at least one more MU student or grad completing in the US trials too.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

That used to be the case back when Petit was the national Olympic training facility.  I remember at least two skaters I went to school with that trained there.

Assume it still is a major training center?

[TallTitan34]

After the MU/UConn game NBC went immediately to US Olympic speed skating qualifying at Petit.

[JWags85]

That used to be the case back when Petit was the national Olympic training facility.  I remember at least two skaters I went to school with that trained there.

Assume it still is a major training center?

I think a lot of speedskating training has moved to the Olympic oval in Utah when it was made the new HQ like 15-20 years ago, compared to the 90s, but there is still a significant long track presence at Petit.

[Galway Eagle]

I went to his HS as well, according to my buddy's younger brother he was insanely fast as a young hockey player so they pulled him out and boom speed skating.

[MuggsyB]

I think a lot of speedskating training has moved to the Olympic oval in Utah when it was made the new HQ like 15-20 years ago, compared to the 90s, but there is still a significant long track presence at Petit.

Heiden is still technically tbe greatest USA Olympian in history. 

[MU82]

Heiden is still technically tbe greatest USA Olympian in history. 

Technically, Michael Phelps won 23 gold medals.