Famous Olympic Gold Medalists: What Do They Look Like Now?

Published on 05/18/2021
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Samuel Bode Miller

This Olympic and World Championship gold winner in alpine skiing is a former World Cup competitor. He is regarded as the most successful male alpine skier of all time and a two-time overall World Cup winner after triumphs in 2005 and 2008. He is one of just five men who have triumphed in all five alpine ski disciplines at a World Cup competition. Miller is now 44 and concentrating on being a spouse and a father. And despite his retirement from skiing, he continues to participate in it, serving as a spokesperson for Montana’s Big Sky Resort at the moment.

Samuel Bode Miller

Samuel Bode Miller

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Eric Heiden

At the 1980 Lake Placid Games, Eric Heiden became the first skater to win gold medals in every speed skating competition. Heiden won five Olympic gold medals, but he also won other awards. He was a very accomplished cyclist as well. Heiden was really enshrined in the American Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1991. In addition, the former Olympian earned his medical degree in 1991 and served as the United States team doctor. 2002, 2004, 2010, and 2014 saw the Olympic speed skating team compete. At the age of 63, Heiden and his wife Karen own and operate Heiden Orthopedics, a medical practice in the Beehive State of Utah.

Eric Heiden

Eric Heiden

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