Eric Heiden became a household name when he won 5 gold medals in speed skating at the Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York in 1980. Until Apolo Ohno broke his 30-year Olympic record in Vancouver, he was most decorated American man in Winter Olympics history.

He lives Park City, Utah, with his wife, who is also an orthopedic surgeon, and two children. He is the team doctor for U. S. Speedskating.

Eric Heiden at the Olympics in 1980.

Eric Heiden today