EDMONTON – Canadian long-track speedskater Jamie Gregg, a two-time Olympian, has announced his retirement.
The 30-year-old from Edmonton said on his blog that he is leaving the sport to study medicine at the University of Alberta.
"I am very happy going back to school to pursue medicine," Gregg said. "It has only been a month, but already I am super excited about what the future holds.
"I do feel kind of lucky because I never got to the point in speed skating where I didn’t want to go to the rink for whatever reason. I was able to enjoy skating up until my last day on the ice and I’m not sure a lot of people can really say that."
Gregg finished eighth in the men’s 500-metres at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and 11th in the discipline at the 2014 Sochi Games.
He was Canada’s national champion in the 500 metres five times from 2009 to 2015. He won five medals, one gold, two silver, two bronze, in 34 World Cup events.