Former Norwegian Olympic medallist invested as Order of Canada member

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The day before he became an honorary member of the Order of Canada, Norwegian speed skating icon Johann Olav Koss posted two links on his Twitter feed.
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The first led to a media release about Friday’s investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, the second to a New York Times article detailing explosive allegations of an organized Russian doping program during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

The 47-year-old Koss, who established 10 world records and in the 1992 and 1994 Olympics captured four gold medals and two silvers at 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 metres, said he wanted people in high places to ask the appropriate questions about the “incredible” and spy-novel-worthy allegations.