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Three-time Olympic speed skating champion Sven Kramer has been given the nod by Dutch selectors to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after a third-place finish at the national trials put his place in jeopardy.
Kramer is the most decorated male Olympic speed skater of all time, with nine medals - Click the link for more details.
Home favourite Erin Jackson set a national record to win the women’s 500 metres at the International Skating Union's World Cup Speed Skating leg in Salt Lake City, as Nils van der Poel lowered the men's 5000m world record.
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — Nils van der Poel of Sweden set a world record in the 10,000 meters on Sunday to win his second title at the world single distances speedskating championships at the...
Nils Van der Poel sets speedskating 10,000 meters world record with winning time of 12:32.95 HEERENVEEN, Netherlands -- Nils van der Poel of Sweden set a world record in the 10,000 meters on Sunday to win his second title at the world single distances speedskating championships at the Thialf Oval. Van der Poel's winning time of 12:32.95 shaved nearly a second off the record set a year ago by Graeme Fish of Canada at the Utah Olympic Oval. "Eat fish for dinner!" a beaming Van der Poel yelled into a camera after his victory. Nils Van Der Poel's winning time of 12:32.95 shaved nearly a second of...