Cindy Klassen
The Greatest one
Clara Hughes is the only person to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. But, for Canada’s role-model athlete, it’s not about gold, silver or bronze.
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A success-hungry nation gets fed.
Canada’s Olympians: Cindy Klassen, Speed Skating
Bad knees and all, the six-time medallist still has faith on her side
Canada’s Olympians No. 2: Christine Nesbitt
No time for patience
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Cindy Klassen sits out the skating season—on a bike
Speed-skating ace Cindy Klassen announced today she’s sitting out the current World Cup season, to allow herself a full recovery from surgery in July on both knees. She decided it would be folly to rush back into competition, just to catch the end of the competitive season. “I haven’t had any setbacks and I don’t want to have any,” she said in a media conference call. “If I push it too hard, who knows what could happen?”