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- ItΓÇÖs hard to say whether
- speed skater Johann Olav
- Koss of Norway will be
- remembered more for his
- gold medal-winning
- performances at the 1994 Winter Olympics,
- or for his generosity.
-
- Johann was favored to win the three distance
- events at the 1992 Olympics, but he became
- sick a week before the Games and missed
- important training time. He still won the gold
- medal in the 1,500 meters and the silver
- medal in the 10,000 meters.
-
- At the 1994 Olympics, which were held in
- Lillehammer, Norway, Johann won three
- gold medals, set three world records,
- and became a national hero. In his
-