Beijing Games 2022 - 'Now I am having cake' - Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel interrupted by Prime Minister

Nils van der Poel was interrupted by Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson as he talked to Discovery about his speed skating gold medal. The win was the first in the discipline for the country since 1988 as he came back from trailing to win the 5,000 metres on Sunday at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Ad/> Van der Poel affirmed his status as the pre-race favourite and was the world champion going into the event.

/> Beijing 2022'Big congratulations' — Swedish Prime Minister calls van der Poel after speed skating gold2 HOURS AGO From whipper to winner: Bolshunov stars ahead of manic Monday — Best of Beijing GB sneak into curling mixed doubles semis despite Norway loss 'I felt her heart break' — Moguls skier suffers bad crash, shows great spirit to finish The 25-year-old overhauled the Netherlands’ Patrick Roest to set an Olympic record of 6m 8.84s. Speaking after the race, the PM called the athlete mid-interview and told the victor: “I want to congratulate you with the Olympic gold and the Olympic record. It was fantastic.

A big congratulations.” Van der Poel replied: “Thank you, so much. It feels amazing. It is cool for a little boy that dreamed about this for ten years.” Asked about the next event, Van der Poels had to admit: “Now I am having cake.” Andersson explained that she had been inspired by the country’s participation, saying: “I was actually getting ready this morning and took my ice skates on and went on the frozen lake this morning.