More Sport At the world CHAMPIONSHIPS distances in speed skating has Sverre Lunde Pedersen the gold in the 5,000 m won. The 26-year-old Noor was the better of the Dutch, Patrick Rust, and Sven Kramer. Bart Swings finished in a disappointing 15th place.
First day on the world cup distances in Inzell. With the 5,000 meters at the men, it was immediately one of the koningsnummers on the menu. The favorites we had to search in Dutch corner. Sven Kramer lost the world CHAMPIONSHIP distances have never been on the 5,000 m. The biggest challenge seemed to his young compatriot Patrick Rust. Bart Swings belonged to the outsiders. His coach Jelle Spruyt said it in our newspaper today in this way: “The focus at this world cup is on the 1,500 m and the massastart. On the 5,000 m, we will more concentrate in the direction of the Beijing Olympic Games 2022.”