If Vincent de Haitre starts obsessing about the upcoming Winter Olympics, the speed skater says he’ll break out the game Jenga or one of the many Rocky movies.
The 23-year-old from Cumberland, Ont., locked down his Olympic berth in the men’s 1,000 metres by winning it Monday at long track trials.
De Haitre is a medal contender in both that distance and the men’s 1,500 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February.
He was a silver medallist in the 1,000 metres and finished fourth in the 1,500 at the 2017 world single distance championship.
With a month to go before the opening ceremonies, de Haitre has a strategy for managing time when he isn’t training.
