His Olympic speed skating career began with a rather inauspicious debut, as he failed to finish the 10,000m in 1948, the only event in which he competed that year.

• 这届奥运会后，他最终退役。他的优势在于长距离滑冰，他曾经连续三年夺得5000米和10000米两个项目的世界冠军，并且分别改写这两个项目的世界纪录。