Speed skater Sven Kramer – Credit: (Imagn) Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer made a push to the front of the group in Saturday’s mass start final. His lumbering 6-foot-2 strides helped him breakaway for two laps before he sunk back ...
Nils van der Poel thumb – Credit: (Imagn) Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel is unlike anyone in his sport and is not shy to share how. He shattered the men’s 10,000m world record by over two seconds with ...
Nils van der Poel – Credit: (Imagn) The breathtaking last lap in the men’s 10,000m speed skating that won Sweden’s Nils van der Poel a second gold and a world record on Friday did not come with a conventional training ...
Speed skater Nils van der Poel – Credit: (Getty Images) It takes a lot of preparation and attention to detail to get the ice just right for speed skating. Too hard and the surface can crack. Too soft, worker ice ...
Speed skater Casey Dawson – Credit: (Imagn) United States speed skater Casey Dawson is on his way to the Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old Utah native missed the men’s 5000m race on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. The ...
Julia Marino holds a U.S. flag – Credit: USA TODAY Sports Editor’s note: Each and every day of the 2022 Winter Games, NBCOlympics.com will break down the biggest overnight stories from across the competition landscape that you might have missed. ...
Speed skater Nils van der Poel – Credit: (Getty Images) Patrick Roest of the Netherlands set an Olympic record in the fifth pairing of the men’s 5000m speed skating event on Sunday. His reign did not last, though, as Sweden’s ...
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Speed skater Emery Lehman – Credit: (Imagn) The men’s 5000m speed skating event begins Sunday morning and provides the first opportunity for male long track skaters to win a medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Sven Kramer of the Netherlands has ...
Speed skater Casey Dawson – Credit: (Imagn) Casey Dawson, a 21-year-old speed skater from the United States, announced on Instagram that he will not compete in the Men’s 5000m race at the Winter Olympics on Sunday after testing positive for ...