Lucas Makowsky

Lucas Makowsky (born May 30, 1987) is a Canadian speed skater.

He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000 m and 10000 m for the 2008–09 season.

[1] In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English, French and Ukrainian.

On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux.

[3] He also competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi with Giroux and Morrison, achieving fourth place, losing to Poland in the bronze-medal round.