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Old 17-11-2023, 02:00 PM #1
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wish the UK would invest more in this sport, to get more out of the current talents in long distance speed skating events


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Probably due to images like this


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Because it's sh1t.
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it ain't bad though, very physical demanding sport


this sport also has its icons

Adne Sondral (NOR)
Hiroyasu Shimizu (JAP)
Shani Davis (USA)
Derek Parra (USA)
Casey FitzRandolph (USA)
Chad Hedrick (USA)
Eric Heiden (USA)
Bonnie Blair (USA)
Cindy Klassen (CAN)
Clara Hughes (CAN) (whom you also might know from women's road cycling events)
Ivanie Blondin (CAN)
Roberto Sighel (ITA)
Anni Friesinger (GER)
Claudia Pechstein (GER)
Gunda Niemann (GER)
Bart Swings (BEL)
Bart Veldkamp (BEL)


and the so many dutch legends!

Sven Kramer (NL)
Gianni Romme (NL)
Bob de Jong (NL)
Renate Groenewold (NL)
Ted-Jan Bloemen (first NL) now currently (CAN)
Jutta Leerdam (NL)
Ireen Wust (NL)

also a half dutchie riding for (SWE) Nils van der Poel
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