Olympic medalist, world speedskating champ Joey Mantia retires

Joey Mantia, a three-time world champion who won a bronze medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, has retired from speed skating at age 37. Mantia announced the end of his career in a post on his new Instagram Threads page. He took last season off to deal with back issues, hoping the time away would allow him to heal, but decided it was time to hang up his skates. “Might as well make my first thread the announcement of my retirement,” he wrote. “It’s been such a good ride, but nothing lasts forever.” Mantia, a native of Ocala, Florida, was…

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