The Olympic gold medallist talks about summers in Saskatoon, winters the world over, and what she has planned for life after speed skating.

strongsmell.com: Why don't you wear darker tights?

Catriona LeMay Doan: Come again?

smell: At the Olympics in Nagano, you could totally see your undershorts right through your tights.

CLD: No.

smell: They were black ones. Your undershorts.

CLD: (Coughs.)

smell: High cut.

CLD: ...

smell: Kind of racy for TV, don't you think?

CLD: Well, it was after midnight for the North American audience. I'm sure it was nothing compared with what they were showing on the other channels.

smell: Like what?

CLD: Like... adult... pictures.

smell: Oh, you mean smut!

CLD: ...

smell: That's what you mean, right?

CLD: Yes.

smell: Oh.

CLD: ...

smell: What's smut?

CLD: Well, when a husband and a wife love each other very much, sometimes they feel a special need to be extra close to each other. So they turn off all the lights and hold hands together in the dark until the feeling goes away.

smell: That's it?

CLD: Uh-huh.

smell: ...

CLD: ...

smell: What do they do if the feeling doesn't go away?

CLD: That never happens.

smell: Not ever even once?

CLD: Well, not very often.

smell: What do they do then?

CLD: Look, I am not going to say "intercourse," so quit trying to make me.

smell: Sorry.

CLD: ...

smell: ...

CLD: Intercourse! Intercourse! Intercourse!

smell: That's the spirit.

CLD: ...

smell: Would you like a lozenge?