Silver for Aussie speed skater

Lightning fast ... Daniel Greig of Australia competes at the ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2014. Picture: Atsushi Tomura Source: Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images

AUSTRALIAN long track speed skater, Daniel Greig, has produced a breakthrough result at the ISU World Sprint Championships by taking the silver medal in the 500 metre event at in Japan.

Greig finished 0.36 seconds behind one of his best mates and training partners, Michael Mulder from the Netherlands.

Italian Mirko Giacomo Nenzi was third, a further 0.08 seconds back.

It was the first major race of the year and the last big event before the Sochi Games, where Greig will make his Olympic debut as Australia's only long track skater.

Greig's coach, Desly Hill, was delighted with the performance of her 22-year-old charge, who will compete in both the 500m and 1000m races in Sochi.

"Breakthroughs like these are an accumulation of everyone's hard work and Daniel has worked incredibly hard so we are delighted for him," Hill said.

Greig will also compete in the 1000 metre race on Sunday.

"He is smiling today and ready to try again tomorrow in the 1000 metres," Hill said.

Greig's selection to the 2014 Australian Olympic team was formalised just over a week ago and the Victorian spoke about being young in the sport and relatively unknown.

But the podium finish means Greig will no longer be unknown and will head to Sochi with a world class medal in his pocket.

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