Winter Olympics: Steven Bradbury Salt Lake City 2002 gold medal, bronze medallist Mathieu Turcotte reflects 20 years on
![Australian skater Steven Bradbury (front) stands in surprise after qualifying for the 500 m short track quarterfinals when Korea's Lee Seung-jae (back left) swung wide, forcing France's Ludovic Mathieu (R) to the Australian skater Steven Bradbury (front) stands in surprise after qualifying for the 500 m short track quarterfinals when Korea's Lee Seung-jae (back left) swung wide, forcing France's Ludovic Mathieu (R) to the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3DJ21/australian-skater-steven-bradbury-front-stands-in-surprise-after-qualifying-for-the-500-m-short-track-quarterfinals-when-koreas-lee-seung-jae-back-left-swung-wide-forcing-frances-ludovic-mathieu-r-to-the-outside-and-leaving-the-track-open-for-bradbury-to-finish-second-in-the-heat-at-the-salt-lake-2002-olympic-winter-games-february-23-2002-bradbury-won-the-gold-by-a-similar-stroke-of-luck-in-the-1000-m-event-on-february-16-when-all-four-of-his-rivals-crashed-on-the-last-lap-leaving-the-track-open-for-bradbury-reutersdavid-gray-rrhb-2D3DJ21.jpg)
Australian skater Steven Bradbury (front) stands in surprise after qualifying for the 500 m short track quarterfinals when Korea's Lee Seung-jae (back left) swung wide, forcing France's Ludovic Mathieu (R) to the
![Steven Bradbury of Australia celebrates his gold medal finish after the men's 1000m short track final during the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, February 16, 2002. Bradbury won Australia's first-ever gold Steven Bradbury of Australia celebrates his gold medal finish after the men's 1000m short track final during the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, February 16, 2002. Bradbury won Australia's first-ever gold](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4JERX/steven-bradbury-of-australia-celebrates-his-gold-medal-finish-after-the-mens-1000m-short-track-final-during-the-salt-lake-2002-olympic-winter-games-february-16-2002-bradbury-won-australias-first-ever-gold-medal-at-the-winter-olympics-on-saturday-when-he-won-an-extraordinary-1000-meters-final-at-short-track-speed-skating-after-the-other-competitors-crashed-just-before-the-finish-line-2D4JERX.jpg)
Steven Bradbury of Australia celebrates his gold medal finish after the men's 1000m short track final during the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, February 16, 2002. Bradbury won Australia's first-ever gold
Steven Bradbury's gold medal triumph was just as iconic for the other guys on the podium | CODE Sports
![Steven Bradbury wins the speed skating Gold medal after the rest of the field fell down. | 2002 winter olympics, Winter olympics, Sports pictures Steven Bradbury wins the speed skating Gold medal after the rest of the field fell down. | 2002 winter olympics, Winter olympics, Sports pictures](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4e/54/2b/4e542b37ae9ecdd580fb08254a3912d1---winter-olympics-salt-lake-city.jpg)