SOCHI, Russia — Exhausted, Stefan Groothuis sat on an infield bench and started choking up as he saw one challenger after another falter. The freak injuries, illnesses, depression, the thoughts of suicide — a catalog of bad luck was about to turn into Olympic gold with one powerful 1,000 meter race few expected the Dutchman... read full story
"I almost started to cry, thinking: this is not happening,"
Photo: Stefan Groothuis wins Gold medal during the " Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres "
