By winning the national ice dancing championship (with partner Tessa Virtue) at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in January, 2010.
Figure skating is done in Holland, but speed skating is what the Dutch excel at, winning a great part of the medals at every Winter Olympics.
Japan won the gold medal in Men's singles Figure Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Yuzuru Hanyu.
Canada won the silver medal in Men's singles Figure Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Patrick Chan.
Kazakhstan won the bronze medal in Men's singles Figure Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Denis Ten.
The Netherlands won the gold medal in Women's 3000 metres Speed Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Ireen Wüst.
The Netherlands won the silver medal in Men's 5000 metres Speed Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Jan Blokhuijsen.
The Netherlands won the silver medal in Women's 1500 metres Speed Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Ireen Wust.
The Netherlands won the bronze medal in Men's 500 metres Speed Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Ronald Mulder.
The Netherlands won the bronze medal in Men's 5000 metres Speed Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Jorrit Bergsma.
The Netherlands won the gold medal in Men's 5000 metres Speed Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The winning athlete was Sven Kramer.
Shizuka Arakawa, Japan. That marks the first time an Asian winning an Olympic medal.