Dutch speed skaters Femke Kok, Jutta Leerdam win Olympic gold and silver in 500m

Kok, who holds the world record in the 500, has dominated the race the past couple of years. That left Leerdam, a three-time Olympic medalist and Jake Paul’s fiancée, aiming for the silver.

Dutch extend Olympic speed skating supremacy to newer short track form

The Dutch have traditionally been the dominant force in Olympic speed skating, reflecting a nation built around its waterways, and have now taken a firm grip on short track, the upstart younger branch ...
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Dutch look to extend golden short track streak to five in Milan

Short track in Milan continues Wednesday, Feb. 18, with two finals: the men's 500m and the women's 3000m relay. Skaters are scheduled to take the ice at 2:15 p.m. E.T.

For Dutch speedskater, age doesn’t matter.

The Dutch love their speedskating, and expect to sparkle in the sport at every Olympics. But thus far in the Games, the Dutch men had won silvers and bronzes, but no golds. (The women had been much ...

Dutch fans roar for speedskater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong's Olympic gold in the 1,500

The wall of sound coming from the large contingent of orange-clad Dutch fans just kept growing for speedskater Antoinette ...
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Netherlands appoints youngest and first gay prime minister

Source: RTE NewsA new Dutch government took power on Monday, with 38-year-old centrist Rob Jetten sworn in as the country’s youngest-ever prime minister and the first openly gay one.Mr Jetten pulled ...