Jan 14 (Reuters) - Speed skater Timothy Loubineaud shattered ‌the men's 5,000 metres world record two months ago but will be content to walk away from his first Olympics without a medal if he feels ‌he has turned up in the best possible condition.

The Frenchman stunned the field at the World Cup in Salt Lake City in November, crossing the ‌line in six minutes and 0.23 seconds to smash Swedish great Nils van der Poel's 2021 record of 6:01.56.