Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison, right, gifts his Olympic silver medal to teammate Gilmore Junio at the ISU World Cup speed skating stop in Calgary on Friday.
Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison has given his Olympic silver medal to Gilmore Junio. Junio vacated his spot in the men's 1,000 metres in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, so Morrison could race it. Canadian speed skater Gilmore Junio vacated his spot in the men's 1,000 metres in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, so his teammate Denny Morrison could race it.
"I was really surprised," Junio said. "Denny has been one of my best friends for a long time, so to get this from him means a lot." "The teammate who helped them get there, who maybe did something for them to change their life or change their trajectory within the sport . . . this is to incentivize that sort of teamwork behaviour that Gil exemplifies.
Junio obliged, and when Morrison delivered a silver medal, Junio gained folk-hero status back in Canada for his selflessness."It's crazy to think it's been 10-plus years since that fateful night in Sochi."Speedskater Gilmore Junio hopes to finish on the podium at his third Olympics, but says his off-ice legacy is even more important. In 2014, Junio gave up his spot in the 1,000-metre final because teammate Denny Morrison had a better chance at a medal.
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