Reyon Kay

In 2011, former inline speed skating world champion Reyon Kay was coming back to New Zealand and leave the life of an athlete behind.

His mother, Helene, persuaded him to stop in Salt Lake City to give ice speed skating a go for a fortnight. That two weeks turned into 6 years and now Kay will compete in his first Olympic Winter Games at Pyeongchang 2018.

After some tough transitional years Kay teamed up with New Zealand head coach Kalon Dobbin. In 2015 he won New Zealand's first ever World Cup medal placing 3^rd in the mass start in Calgary, Canada.

Alongside Peter Michael and Shane Dobbin, Kay formed a Team Pursuit trio around 18 months out from the Games.

The team has won four medals from the last five major events, including a silver medal at the World Championships.