At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, US speed skater Apolo Ohno took the gold medal for the 500 m sprint by completing the course in 41.935 s. What is his average speed for this event? (use three decimals)

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, US speed skater Apolo Ohno took the gold medal for the 500 m sprint by completing the course in 41.935 s. What is his average speed for this event? (use three decimals)

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