with relief on his face. And we remember watching Jansen climb to the top step of the medal platform, point his arms toward the sky and dedicate his greatest Olympic result to his older sister, Jane, who had died from Leukemia on the morning of Olympic competition six years earlier. We also witnessed the adversities he
Above and below, Jansen trained in all sorts of ways to become an Olympic champion.
Jansen with the current 1,000-meter world record holder in men's speed skating, Shani Davis.
“You grow up and you mature when you spend so long pursuing goals like I did in skating.�
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