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.

Speed SkatingEley backing Christie's shock return to enhance rising profile of short track24/02/2022 AT 08:20 Earlier in the day, Dutch duo Jutta Leerdam and Femke Kok recorded a podium one-two in the first 1000m women's sprint. Leerdam finished first with a time of 1:14.88, while Kok finished 0.8 seconds behind her compatriot. In third was Kimi Goetz of the USA after she recorded a time of 1:15.89.

The second-place finish capped an excellent day for Kok, who earlier came out on top in the first 500m women's sprint. Her time of 37.78 was enough to see off Austrian rival Vanessa Herzog, who finished in 37.93. Poland's Andzelika Wojcik took third place with a time of 37.94, just 0.01 second behind Herzog in second.

Dubreuil also enjoyed two podium finishes, taking first in the first 500m men's sprint with a time of 34.58. In second was Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan, who finished in 34.71, while Polish skater Piotr Michalski took third in 34.79. Sportsbeat 2022 Beijing 2022'She’s gone! Oh my life!' – Huge drama as leader spectacularly crashes on final bend19/02/2022 AT 11:19 /> Beijing 2022'Queen of the ice!' — Schouten wins 'brilliant' third gold in mass start19/02/2022 AT 11:10