Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Clara Hughes is a Canadian long track speed skater who just picked up a gold yesterday in the 5000m and a silver earlier on in the team pursuit. She also won two bronze medals for cycling at Atlanta in the individual road race and the individual time trial. It would seem that both sports benefit from having huge legs and superhuman cardio.
Not only that, she's the first athlete to ever win medals in both the summer and winter Olympics. I love the long track skating events.