Editing Eric Heiden (section)

==Early life, education and family==
Heiden was born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] on June 14, 1958. His father, Jack Heiden, was a longtime orthopedic surgeon in Madison. His sister, [[Beth Heiden]], also became an accomplished cyclist, speed skater and cross-country skier. In their hometown [[Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin]] (a suburb of Madison), Eric and his sister Beth were the driving forces behind the creation of the Heiden Haus, a small outpost where local children can warm up after skating or playing hockey on the [[ice rink]] (complete with underground clay platform).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTyZDAAAQBAJ&q=%22heiden+haus%22+shorewood&pg=PT127 |title=Going for Wisconsin Gold: Stories of Our State Olympians |last=Garcia |first=Jessie |date=2016-06-30 |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |isbn=9780870207662 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.shorewood-hills.org/index.asp?SEC=9167A934-66D5-43AC-BE54-E34B625D271D&Type=B_BASIC |title=Village Heritage |access-date=2018-02-14 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073626/http://www.shorewood-hills.org/index.asp?SEC=9167A934-66D5-43AC-BE54-E34B625D271D&Type=B_BASIC |archive-date=February 14, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> He graduated from [[Madison West High School]] in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://captimes.com/news/local/writers/mike_ivey/hometown-hero-eric-heiden-still-makes-his-olympic-presence-felt/article_4f9e2ee6-2f4b-57e8-b6ee-9431ea787308.html|title=Hometown hero Eric Heiden still makes his Olympic presence felt|first=Mike |last=Ivey |date=February 19, 2014|website=The Capital Times}}</ref>

After starting his undergraduate education at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], Heiden transferred to the [[University of California, San Diego]] and then to [[Stanford University]] in [[California]],<ref>{{cite news| periodical=Syracuse Herald-Journal| title=Heiden nixed dash for cash|first=Jim|last=Kosciolek|page=C-1|date=July 22, 1981}}</ref> earning a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] degree in 1984 and an [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] degree in 1991.<ref>[https://usopm.org/eric-heiden-five-olympic-gold-medals-were-only-the-start-of-his-success/ Eric Heiden: five Olympic gold medals were only the start of his success] - website of the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum]]</ref><ref>[https://heidenortho.com/doctors/eric-heiden/ Eric Heiden, M.D.: Orthopedic Knee and Shoulder Surgeon] - website of Heiden Orthopedics</ref>