"Something I think that what I have that a lot of other speedskaters don't have is something outside of skating," he says. "Part of the reason I came to Harvard was because I'd be close to some of my support systems. It's great to have made a lot more friends who are also support systems."
"Most of the top US skaters live in the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs," he continues. "They eat with other athletes, live with other skaters. I think that it is important to have something else besides skating."
For Weinstein, that includes a potential psychology concentration and some old-fashioned bonding with his roommates.
"Dan is one of the nicest people that I have ever met--he's modest and a hard worker," says Justin Belobaba, one of those roommates. "He finds time for everything: for work, for skating, to be social."
Weinstein just adds Olympic competition and national championships to his Harvard experience. Not bad for a frosh.