Lucas Makowsky
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Lucas Makowsky is a Canadian speed skater. He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000m and 10000m for the 08-09 season. In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English
, French
, and Ukrainian
.
He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in the 1500m, 5000m, and team pursuit. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit
along with Denny Morrison
and Mathieu Giroux
.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
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He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Canada hosted and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada previously hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Canada sent a team of 206 athletes , including participants in all 15 sports...
in the 1500m, 5000m, and team pursuit. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit
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along with Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. His best distance, so far in his career, is the 1500-m, where he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from 14 March 2008 to 6 March 2009...
and Mathieu Giroux
Mathieu Giroux
Mathieu Giroux is a Canadian speed-skater. He shared medals at team pursuit medals at world cup races in Calgary and Salt Lake City in 2009. He represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Lucas Makowsky.-...
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