""There's very little you can do in your life that will be comparable," he tells Queerty. "Unless you're a fighter pilot, you've probably not experienced the sensation.""
""[My parents] could've just bought me some new skates and saved 16 years of time," he adds."
""You're like slow motion falling, just watching it slip away from you," he said."
Conor McDermott-Mostowy accelerates off the start with forces up to six Gs, a sensation comparable to fighter pilots. He began skating with his family and became captivated by speed skates, which sit on top of high-tempered carbon steel with 16 to 19-inch blades sharpened to a 90-degree angle. An illness sidelined him before the 2022 Beijing Olympics, forcing him to pause school and lose strength. After a four-year recovery, he won the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 1000-meter event in January, secured a place on Team USA, and enters the Milan Games stronger and with momentum.
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