Speed skater Brittany Bowe gets surprise from coach who introduced her to the sport

Speed skater Brittany Bowe gets surprise from coach who introduced her to the sport

It’s hammer time. Long before U.S. speed skater Brittany Bowe was attempting to win a gold medal, she was looking to get her hands on a gold charm. It was in the shape of a hammer, and it hung around the neck of her inline skating coach Renee Hildebrand. “When they were young, I would always tell them, ‘It’s time to hammer! Hammer time! Hammer time!’ You gotta go!’” Hildebrand said. “And that meant just pick it up, go fast.” She received the cha…