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Men & Women Speedskating Teams Finish Games in Style
From our POWerful Bodies series

Canadian women’s speedskater Clara Hughes took home the gold medal in the 5,000 meter speedskating race. Her teammate Cindy Klassen, claimed the bronze medal in the same race. This race win makes the fifth medal earned for Klassen and the second medal win for Hughes at the Torino Games.

Clara Hughes was dubbed “Mother Clara” by reporters who interviewed her after a press conference last week. That’s because not only did Clara bring home gold for Canada but she also donated $10,000 to an organization called Right to Play. This charity provides sports equipment to children in the Third World.

Her teammate Cindy Klassen was proud of her too. "She's worked so hard to come this far," Klassen added. "She's put so much heart into the sport. I'm just really glad she won the gold. She really deserves it. She's so happy right now, it's unbelievable."*

The men’s team also showed exceptional results as Francois-Louis Tremblay took home the silver medal in the 500 meter short track race while the men’s team pursuit team took home a silver in the 5,000 meter short track race. Team members include Eric Bedard, Jonathan Guilmette, Charles Hamelin, Francois-Louis Tremblay, and Mathieu Turcotte.

USANA Health Sciences, the Official Supplier of nutritional supplements to the Canadian Speedskating team, would like to extend our warmest congratulations to these athletes for their amazing performance at the Torino Games!

*As reported by Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press