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A self-portrait by the Olympic speed skating hero discusses his career, the nightmare of his sister's illness, the inspiration of his family, and the motivational program that helped him break down the barriers of defeat
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They called Dan Jansen "the heartbreak kid" of the Winter Olympics: Although Time had proclaimed him "the greatest sprinter on long blades in the past decade," Jansen was cursed by a streak of personal and career catastrophes that kept him from victory in two successive Olympics - climaxing with the devastating death from leukemia of his sister Jane only hours before Jansen was to skate at Calgary in 1988. Then, in 1994, on a frigid February afternoon in Lillehammer, Norway, Jansen found the inner strength to conquer his demons - taking the gold and setting an all-time record for 1,000-meter speed skating in a performance the world will never forget.
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