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Olympic gold medalist Nils van der Poel accused the Netherlands speedskating program of “corruption” over a report that its officials try to influence the ice makers to set up conditions that benefit Dutch athletes. Van der Poel made his scathing comments during a news conference Wednesday at the Olympic Village,…
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Sweden's Nils van der Poel will have his sights set on gold when he skates in the men's 10,000 metres at the Be...
Irene Schouten is ice distance queen with second gold medal
BEIJING (AP) — Sven Kramer’s best shots at adding to his pile of nine Olympic medals are still ahead of him in Beijing.
Nils van der Poel gave Sweden its first Olympic speedskating medal since 1988, pulling off a stunning comeback to win gold in the 5,000 meters.