Suzanne Schulting: "Olympic gold medal – you can't get higher than that."

Suzanne Schulting claimed her first Olympic short track title in the 1000m at PyeongChang 2018.

But she was far from satisfied.

The Dutchwoman told Olympics.com late last year, "After I became an Olympic champion, I was like ‘Okay, now I have to prove to the world, and to myself, that I’m also able to win more.'

"I was really motivated to show everybody that I was also able to become European champion and world champion and get those World Cup titles. When you get a little taste of it, or you feel how it is to win the gold, you want more and more and more, and you’re addicted to it."

More and more and more would be a good summation of what Schulting has achieved after winning two medals at PyeongChang - 1000m gold and women's relay bronze.

She has a total of 20 medals from European Championships, 13 of them coming since PyeongChang.

Then there are the nine World Championships medals claimed since those Games, including sweeping all five golds at the 2021 edition on home ice in Dordrecht.

“It’s quite incredible what I did," she said of her haul at her home Worlds. "I think it was an amazing season and I was super happy with it, of course, and still super excited about it.

But that's all in the past for the 24-year-old who also dabbles in long-track speed skating, finishing third in the 2021 Dutch Sprint Championships.

"Now, I have to put my focus on this season, and everything starts at zero again. I want to go for gold at Beijing."

The Games have not quite gone to plan so far with Schulting crashing out in the semi-finals of the inaugural mixed relay while in front.

In the 500m, she took silver behind the sport's most decorated Olympian, Italy's Arianna Fontana.

She said afterwards, "When I crossed the finish line I was