Corby
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Stolz has the 1,500 left, and then there’s the frantic mass start, which Stolz’s old-school coach, Bob Corby, is tolerating in the OK fine way parents say OK fine when junior wants to leap off a pier at the beach.
Legendary coach Bob Corby thought he was done with speedskating.
The Obi Wan is Bob Corby, a beloved rink wizard from St. Louis whose time-worn, brute-force coaching methods have lifted Stolz into the planet’s most dominating skater, a favorite to win multiple golds here.
Corby has molded Stolz with the sort of grueling, high-volume strength and endurance efforts that sculpted skating legends like the GOAT, Eric Heiden.
“He does a tremendous amount of training,” Corby told me.
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