Carson, CA - 1984: (L-R) Nelson Vails, Mark Gorski, Men's Track cycling sprint competition, Olympic Velodrome, at the 1984 Summer Olympics, August 1, 1984. (Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
As speed skating legend and professional cyclist Eric Heiden and sportscaster Jay Randolph call this 2nd heat of the men’s 1000m sprint finals between the two Americans…..Mark Gorski and Nelson Vails….they both speculate on what Vails needs to do to beat his teammate…..but, the simple fact was that Gorski was simply a better sprinter than Vails….which becomes evident when this video herewith is watched.