Alex "Izzy" Izykowski (born January 26, 1984) is an American short track speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin in the 1500m, and was also part of the bronze medal winning 5000m relay. (wikipedia)
He's such a great skater. He should be on the podium no matter what. In these races, a lot of things can happen and usually do.
There's so many variables in our sport. We try to minimize the likelihood of something going wrong.
So many years of hard work, everything for this one night. And we came through in the end.
