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How 'puke and rally' became an Olympic mantra for long track speedskating

This past week at the Utah Olympic Oval, Coach Ryan Shimabukuro posted clips of athletes vomiting during workouts on Instagram using the hashtag #pukeandrally at the U.S. Long Track Speedskating trials.
Because long-track skaters hit extreme lactate levels during workouts, Coach Shimabukuro says these cause some athletes to vomit and uses it to motivate U.S. Long Track team Olympic hopefuls.
Weekly on his Instagram feed, Shimabukuro secretly films athletes and recruits spectators and fans who send in videos, with Casey Dawson saying, `If somebody is having a tough day on ice, you know it's going to get recorded`.
These posts position the team publicly as showing the tough side of long-track speedskating, drawing international followers and fans who respect U.S. Long Track Speedskating Team athletes for giving their all despite harsh images.
This past week at the Utah Olympic Oval, U.S. Olympic Long Track trials took place as Coach Shimabukuro prepares athletes for the 2026 Milan–Cortina Games, his sixth Olympics.

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