Gilmore Junio (born August 6, 1990), also known as Gimoy, is a Canadian

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from

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. He competes primarily in the short distances of 500 m and 1000 m. A three-time Olympian, Junio competed at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, and 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Career

Junio won his first ISU World Cup event when he tied for the victory at the event in

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during the 2013–14 season. He qualified for both the 500 m and 1,000 m at the

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. After finishing in 10th place in the 500 m, Junio gave up his spot to Canadian teammate

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, who went on to win the silver medal in the 1,000 m. After the race, he said, "I called it, so it feels good to be a prophet. A lot of kudos goes to this guy

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because he made it happen." Following his victory, Morrison started an on-line drive to nominate Gilmore as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. Junio was awarded an honorary

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bronze medal by the Canadian public for his actions.

2018 Winter Olympics

Junio qualified to compete for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Junio, Gilmore 1990 births Living people Canadian male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters of Canada Speed skaters from Calgary Canadian sportspeople of Filipino descent 21st-century Canadian people