Eric Heiden never asked for his moment of fame. It was more than the customary 15 minutes, too. More like nine days. The muscular speed skater never sought the glory, although he skated for the gold.

1980 — Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal and shatters the world record by six seconds in 10,000-meter speed skating at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden, of Madison, Wis.

After a season filled with broken world records and multiple world championship titles, Jordan Stolz was the men's recipient of the prestigious 2024 Eric Heiden Athlete of the Year Award from U.S ...

Jordan Stolz could go for three gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden is the only American to win that many at one Winter Games.

His other covers included a shot of speed skater Eric Heiden in a gold suit and swimmer Michael Phelps after winning his first medal at the 2004 games in Athens. Kluetmeier, born in Germany in ...