Speed Skating - Men's 1500 m - 2014 Winter Olympics

 Zbigniew Bródka

Gold Medal

Poland

Zbigniew Bródka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛvˈbrudka], born 8 October 1984) is a Polish speed skater. He is the 2014 Olympic champion in the 1500 meters.

At the 2013 World Single Distance Championships in Sochi, Russia, Bródka won the bronze medal in the men's team pursuit together with Jan Szymański and Konrad Niedźwiedzki.

Bródka is also firefighter and works in fire station in Łowicz.

Brian Hansen

7th Place

Brian Hansen (born September 3, 1990, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Jonathan Kuck and Chad Hedrick. Hansen has also won a two medals in the World Single Distance Championships and two medals (one silver, one bronze) at the World Junior Championships.