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Speed skating gold medal wins in victories for Norway men and Netherlands women teams in Hamar
Netherlands claimed women's team sprint gold while Norway claimed the men's title at the World Championships in Hamar. The Dutch squad of Jutta Leerdam, Femke Kok and Dione Voskamp claimed gold with a time of 1:27.42, with Poland taking silver and home nation Norway taking bronze.
Netherlands claim gold and silver success in men's and women's World Speed Skating Championships
Jutta Leerdam beat compatriot Femke Kok by just 0.15 seconds over 1000m to win gold in the women's event. Kok won both 500m races but couldn't keep the gap close enough to Leerdam at the longer distance, and despite finishing second in both 1000m races, it was not enough to take the title.
Netherlands claim double success in World Speed Skating Championships
The Netherlands secured a pair of 1-2s in the men's and women's sprint events at the World Speed Skating Championships in Hamar, Norway. Jutta Leerdam beat compatriot Femke Kok by just 0.15 seconds over 1000m to win gold in the women's event.
Krol breaks tournament record in great day for the Dutch at ISU World Championships
Thomas Krol capped a fantastic day for the Netherlands as he set a new tournament record to win the first 1000m men's sprint at the ISU World Championships. The Dutch speed skater's time of 1:08.16 was enough to finish ahead of Norway's Haavard Lorentzen in second and Canada's Laurent Dubreuil in third. Ad/> Olympic gold-medallist Lorentzen finished in 1:08.82, while this year's silver-medallist in Beijing Dubreuil recorded a time of 1:08.85.
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Russia and Belarus figure and speed skaters, including Kamila Valieva, banned from competing after Ukraine invasion
The international union that governs skating has banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from its competitions across figure skating and speed skating. The International Olympic Committee took the unprecedented step on Monday of calling sports organisations around the world to ban the two nations from competing to “protect the integrity of competitions for the safety of all the participants." Ad/> The International Skating Union (ISU) said in a statement: «With immediate effect and until further notice, no skaters belonging to the ISU Members in Russia (Russian Skating Union and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia) and Belarus (Skating Union of Belarus) shall be invited or allowed to participate in International ice skating competitions including ISU Championships and other ISU Events.
Russian Ice Skaters Barred From All Competitions: Federation
Russian and Belarus ice skaters have been barred from all competitions over the invasion of Ukraine, the International Skating Union announced on Tuesday. "The ISU Council... agreed that with immediate effect and until further notice, no skaters belonging to the ISU Members in Russia and Belarus shall be invited or allowed to participate in international ice skating competitions," the body said in a statement. Russia is a powerhouse in ice skating most recently winning six medals -- two of them gold -- at the Beijing Winter Olympics.