Million-dollar outfits? Who cares? says Wust

The latest, greatest, high-tech speed skating suit capable of propelling athletes to record times - reigning 1,500m Olympic champion Irene Wust has heard it all before.

If manufacturers are to be believed, American athletes in Sochi are donning the fastest speed skating suit ever made. Canada and Russia have made similar claims.

But for the experienced 27-year-old Wust, who won 3000m gold at the Turin Games in 2006, the mere question about the proposed advantage drew a wry smile which suggested 'here we go again'.