(Nexstar) - Cooper McLeod, a long track speed skater from Washington state, began his journey in the sport at a young age, inspired by the 2010 Winter Olympics.

"I started at a roller rink when I was about ten months old," McLeod said, describing his early introduction to skating. "I started inline racing at three years old, saw the 2010 Winter Olympics, I was like, yeah, I want to do that." McLeod explained that his early skating experience involved starting on quad skates, which gradually led to inline racing. By the age of eight, he was already inspired by the Winter Olympics to pursue speed skating as a career. Training with Chang Ho Lee, a former Korean national team coach, was a significant step in McLeod's development as a skater. "Getting to have a baseline with him was really, re

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