AOC Media Centre - Speed Skating

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Karen Kah - 500m speed skatingKaren Kah competes in the women's 500m speed skating event. Copyright IOC and Nine Network.

Karen Kah - women's 1000m speed skatingKaren Kah competes in the women's 1000m speed skating heats and quarterfinals. Copyright IOC and Nine Network.

Danny Kah - 1500m speed skatingDanny Kah competes in the men's 1500m speed skating event. Copyright IOC and Nine Network.

Danny Kah - 5000m speed skatingDanny Kah competes in the men's 5000m speed skating event. Copyright IOC and Nine Network.

Greig at Salt LakeSpeed skater Daniel Greig competes in Salt Lake City in 2013.

2013 Inline WorldsDaniel Greig competes at the 2013 Inline Skating World Championships in Oostende.

Brooke in training for Olympic dreamBrooke Lochland made the switch from inline skating to speed skating - check out some of her training in this video as she tries to qualify for the Sochi Winter Olympics.

How to Make a Gold MedalEver wondered how they actually make the Olympic medals? The Sochi 2014 medals are simply breathtaking. Which Aussies will end up with one?

Speed skater Daniel GreigAustralian speed skater Daniel Greig poses during a portrait session on June 21, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Greig is aiming to qualify for the Australian Winter Olympic Team in the Speed Skating event for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Greig ready to pounceAustralian speed skater Daniel Greig poses during a portrait session on June 21, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Greig is aiming to qualify for the Australian Winter Olympic Team in the Speed Skating event for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Greig ready and raring to goAustralian speed skater Daniel Greig poses during a portrait session on June 21, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Greig is aiming to qualify for the Australian Winter Olympic Team in the Speed Skating event for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Daniel Greig strikes a poseAustralian speed skater Daniel Greig poses during a portrait session on June 21, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Greig is aiming to qualify for the Australian Winter Olympic Team in the Speed Skating event for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Australian Sochi Olympic Hopefuls AssembleAustralian Winter Olympic hopefuls gathered in Melbourne and Sydney in May, 2013 to prepare for the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. One of the big highlights of each Team Assembly was trying on the Olympic Team uniforms- hear what the athletes had to say about their gear!

Skating 100m in slow-moSpeed Skater Daniel Greig's 100m sprint start in slow motion.

Greig and Mulder skate for gloryAustralia's Daniel Greig racing the current World Sprint Champion Michel Mulder of the Netherlands over 500m at the 2013 Essent ISU World Cup in Calgary, Canada.

Skating SvetlanaSvetlana Vysokova of Russia on the ice during the Ladies' 5000m Speed Skating finals on day 13 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 24, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.

Sophie Muir on her games experienceWe chat to Sophie Muir about her journey to the games and Australia's bright future in the sport.

Sophie Muir - 500m Sophie Muir of Australia competes in the women's speed skating 500 m on day five of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 16, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.

Dream destroyedKatarzyna Wozniak of Poland reacts after falling at the finish in the Speed Skating Ladies' 3,000m on day 3 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 14, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.

Valkenburg speeds for the DutchDiane Valkenburg of Netherlands competes in the Speed Skating Ladies' 3,000m on day 3 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 14, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

Kramer celebrates with his friends and familyven Kramer of Netherlands goes into the crowd to celebrate winning the gold medal in the men's speed skating 5000 m

Sophie Muir TrainingSophie Muir training before the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

USA enter 5000m with high hopesTrevor Marsicano of United States competes in the men's speed skating 5000 m

Schneider takes to the iceRoger Schneider of Switzerland competes against Robert Lehmann of Germany in the men's speed skating 5000 m