Gabel competed in four Olympics as a short track skater, including 1988 when it was a demonstration sport.

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It became an officially recognised sport after the Second World War when the International Federation was founded and, having been played as a demonstration sport at the 1924 Olympics, was granted full status at the 1964 Tokyo Games.

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