Let's make this birthday one to remember.

80 years old (Born on September 16, 1944)

Happy Birthday, Ard Schenk! You're still skating circles around the rest of us—even if it's just metaphorically these days. From your Olympic debut in 1968 to your triple-gold triumph at the 1972 Winter Olympics, you've always been ahead of the pack. Rumor has it that ice still trembles when you lace up your skates!

Your legendary speed and grace on ice have inspired generations, proving once and for all that age is just a number—though perhaps not as impressive as those record-breaking times you set. Here's wishing you another year filled with laughter, joy, and maybe fewer sore muscles!