Winter Olympics 2026: Meet the white-haired grandfather behind Jordan Stolz's golden rise

Leaving Sarajevo empty handed Decades ago, Corby himself once had aspirations of competing at an Olympics in speedskating. He trained relentlessly for the 1972 and 1976 Winter Games, experimenting with yoga, nutrition and an array of different drills and exercises in an effort to shave just a few tenths of a second off his best times.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It wasn’t enough. There were always world-class American skaters who were faster than Corby at every distance. But those experiences helped Corby as a coach when he started working for the Madison Speedskating Club and for the U.S. International Speedskating Association while also studying physical therapy at the...