LONDON (Reuters) - Where once he was storming his way to Olympic gold medals, he now heads a global charity. Norwegian Johann Olav Koss does not do things by halves.

After a stunning triple-gold haul in the speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, 'Koss the Boss' gave his winnings to the Olympic Aid charity, sparking off a flood of 18 million dollars' worth of other donations over 10 days.

This benevolent act also took the Scandinavian, then 25 and on the brink of retirement, on a remarkable journey which ended with him becoming the head of the charity Right to Play.

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