![Finland's Mika Poutala celebrates his victory in the 500m event at the Essent ISU World Cup speedskating competition in Calgary, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh Stock Photo - Finland's Mika Poutala celebrates his victory in the 500m event at the Essent ISU World Cup speedskating competition in Calgary, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P7NX01/finlands-mika-poutala-celebrates-his-victory-in-the-500m-event-at-the-essent-isu-world-cup-speedskating-competition-in-calgary-friday-dec-4-2009-ap-photothe-canadian-press-jeff-mcintosh-2P7NX01.jpg)
Finland's Mika Poutala celebrates his victory in the 500m event at the Essent ISU World Cup speedskating competition in Calgary, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh Stock Photo -
![Finland's Mika Poutala competes in the men's 500-meter race at the World Cup speedskating competition at the Utah Olympic Oval Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Colin E Braley Stock Finland's Mika Poutala competes in the men's 500-meter race at the World Cup speedskating competition at the Utah Olympic Oval Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Colin E Braley Stock](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P7MTXY/finlands-mika-poutala-competes-in-the-mens-500-meter-race-at-the-world-cup-speedskating-competition-at-the-utah-olympic-oval-saturday-dec-12-2009-in-kearns-utah-ap-photocolin-e-braley-2P7MTXY.jpg)
Finland's Mika Poutala competes in the men's 500-meter race at the World Cup speedskating competition at the Utah Olympic Oval Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Colin E Braley Stock
![Mika Poutala of Finland during the 500 meters race men of the Speedskating World Cup at Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong Stock Photo - Alamy Mika Poutala of Finland during the 500 meters race men of the Speedskating World Cup at Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NENX07/mika-poutala-of-finland-during-the-500-meters-race-men-of-the-speedskating-world-cup-at-thialf-stadium-in-heerenveen-northern-netherlands-saturday-nov-14-2009-ap-photopeter-dejong-2NENX07.jpg)