Dutch speedskating team added Ronald Mulder on Monday to the attending list of the 500 meters race for next month's Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Mulder, who was placed fourth overall at the World Sprint Speedskating Championships in Obihiro, Japan, is the ninth speedskater picked up by the...
The much-fancied Canada team - who won gold at the last two World Cups - finished second, while the team representing the Russian Skating Union (RSU) were third. Patrick Roest,Marcel Bosker,&Beau Snellinkmade it two from two for the Netherlands, as they clinched themen’s ...
A DUTCH MIRACLE ON ICE?Features Gretha Smit, a Dutch skater who qualified for the Dutch speed skating team that will compete in Salt Lake City, Utah. Background in skating of Smit; Her preparation for the Salt Lake City event; Training of Smit for the event.Janssen...
Jillert Anema coached his team to 21 speedskating medals in Sochi—the most a team has ever won in a single sport at the same Winter Olympics competition. “We have found something that makes the suit very fast,” Anema said. “It’s the man in the suit.” ...
With the victory, Bloemen became the second Canadian to win an Olympic title in an individual men's speed skating event behind Gaetan Boucher, the 1,000m and 1,500m gold medalist at the Sarajevo Games in 1984. "We've worked towards this competition for so long with my team. I'm just...
Rival countries chipped away at the Netherlands' domination of speed skating, diversifying the medal tally at the Beijing Olympics in comparison to previous Winter Games. The Dutch still scooped 12 medals-more than a quarter of the 42 up for grabs-but had a harder struggle to get on the podi...
The team sprint track cyclists were named Sports Team of the Year. Speed skating coach Jac Orie and tennis coach Raemon Sluiter, who is directing WTA ranking top 10 player Kiki Bertens , were both voted Coach of the Year. Bibian Mentel became Paralympian Sporter of the Year for clinching ...
track speed skating to marathon skating, schoonrijden (synchronous skating), kortebaan schaatsen (short track skating) and tour skating on natural ice (when the water freezes over). Nowhere in the world are there as many indoor ice rinks as in the Netherlands. It is therefore not surprising ...
He focused on speed skating in particular, and played a significant part in the invention of the clap skate. He died of cancer in 1998. Hans Kramers Dec. at 58 (1894-1952) Hendrik Anthony "Hans" Kramers (2 February 1894 – 24 April 1952) was a Dutch physicist who worked with Niels...
At the 2021 ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht (NED), Knegt helped the Dutch men's team to the World Relay title and finished 14th in the Overall Classification. "It felt great to be back on the world stage after missing the World Championships twice," he said...