1994 Winter Olympics for one final attempt at an Olympic medal. In the 500-meter event, he finished eighth. In preparation for the 1,000-meter event, he was coached by Peter Mueller, who won the same event in the 1976 Winter Olympics. Jansen defied expectations and finished first, winning his first and only Olympic medal of his career, while setting a new world record in the process. He received the 1994 James E. Sullivan Award and was chosen by his fellow Olympians to bear the U.S. flag at the closing ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. Personal life Jansen has two daughters, Jane (named after his sister) and Olivia, from his marriage to first wife Robin Wicker. After separating from his wife, he was in a relationship with Christine Rosa. His second wife, Karen Palacios, is a top golf teaching professional. He was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004. Today, Dan Jansen is a speed skating commentator for NBC, and, from 2005 to 2007, he was the skating coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. In memory of his sister Jane, he established the Dan Jansen Foundation with the purpose of fighting leukemia. He is an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Records World records Over the course of his career, Jansen set eight world records in speed skating: Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com Personal records Source: SpeedskatingResults.com References External links Dan Jansen Foundation Dan Jansen at SpeedSkatingStats.com Dan Jansen at the United States Olympic Hall of Fame Dan Jansen at ESPN.go.com 1965 births Living people American male speed skaters Olympic gold medalists for the United States in speed skating Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics World record setters in speed skating James E. Sullivan Award recipients People from West Allis, Wisconsin World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists