Speed Skating - Men's 5000 m - 2014 Winter Olympics

 Sven Kramer

Netherlands

Gold Medal

Sven Kramer (born 23 April 1986) is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, as well in Sochi 2014, six-time European, and six-time World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5000 m, 10000 m, and the team pursuit (the latter alongside Wouter Olde Heuvel and Erben Wennemars). Before Shani Davis he was first in the Adelskalender; as of 7 March 2009, he is second behind Davis. Winning the 2010 World All Round Championship, he was the first speed skater in history to win four consecutive world all round championships, and eight consecutive international all round championships. In 2013 he became the second speed skater to win six European all round championships, after compatriot Rintje Ritsma.

Emery Lehman

16th Place

U.S.A.

Emery Lehman (born June 13, 1996) is American speed skater who is scheduled to represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics where he will compete in the 5000 and 10000 meter events. Lehman started playing ice hockey at age six, taking up speed skating in an attempt to improve his hockey at age nine. He excelled at the sport, winning his first national time at age 12. Two year later, he won the United States junior title in the 5000 meters. The next year, he won four junior national titles.

Lehman won the senior 2012–2013 National Championship in the 5000 meters and three titles at the junior championships. He then won a gold and bronze medal at the World Junior Championships. Lehman won the 10000 meters at the 2013–2014 US Senior Championship/Olympic Trials and took second place in the 5000 meters. As of 2014, he holds two national junior speed skating records.