Originally published Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Comments (0)
E-mail article
Print
Share
Bob de Jong to defend 10,000 title at Olympics
Olympic 10,000 speedskating champion Bob de Jong will defend his title at the Vancouver Games after winning at the Dutch trials on Wednesday.
The Associated Press
Olympic 10,000 speedskating champion Bob de Jong will defend his title at the Vancouver Games after winning at the Dutch trials on Wednesday.
De Jong skated a personal best of 12 minutes, 53.63. Arjen van der Kieft also beat his peronal best to qualify second in 13:02.99.
"It's certainly a surprise," Van der Kieft said. "I was a long way behind Bob, but it was a personal record and a reward for all the hard work."
Sven Kramer, the favorite to take De Jong's title at the Feb. 12-28 Olympics, had already qualified for the 10,000 in Vancouver and was watching the race from the stands at Thialf Ice Stadium.
In the women's trials, Margot Boer, Laurine van Riessen and Annette Gerritsen qualified to skate the Olympic 1,000.
Reigning Olympic 1,000 champion Marianne Timmer is recovering after breaking her heel in a November fall and will have a chance in late January to qualify. Timmer has won three Olympic golds and is hoping to qualify for her fourth games.
Elma de Vries booked a place in the Olympic 5,000-meter race by winning her qualifier in 7:07.41. A second skater is expected to be selected for the longest women's distance in January.
NFL, union resume labor talks at mediator's office
UPDATE - 08:52 AM
Hundreds attend funeral for fallen Mich. player
UPDATE - 09:40 AM
Norway's Tarjei Boe wins men's biathlon at worlds
Crying is OK, but admitting it is apparently not
NEW - 08:46 AM
Tripoli ruled unsafe for international soccer
911 audio: Caseworker reports Josh Powell has locked children inside his home
911 audio: Caseworker reports Josh Powell's house on fire with children inside
911 audio: Sister of Josh Powell reports disturbing emails
Chuck Cox reacts to Powell home fire, death of his grandsons
Sheriff's update: Josh Powell spread gasoline in home fire, sent goodbye emails
Don Bateman, inventor of Ground Proximity Warning System
Pierce County sheriff reacts to Powell home fire
Price of Protection: A victim speaks out
Price of Protection: Inside the Special Commitment Center
Entertainment | Top Video | World | Offbeat Video | Sci-Tech
Open Houses
|
Find all open houses.
|
nwautos
Turismo upgrade "Gran Turismo 5: XL Edition" for PlayStation 3 has features such as new car-tuning settings, new NASCAR vehicles, better replay video...
Post a comment
- Lakewood cop accused of embezzling $150K meant for slain officers' families
- 3 big health insurers stockpile $2.4 billion as rates keep rising
- Agency set to investigate handling of 911 call about Josh Powell
- Quick decisions: How Washington hired its new football staff
- Historic day for gay marriage as another fight looms
- Justin Wilcox's versatile defensive style is the right fit for Huskies | Jerry Brewer
- It's Terrence Time: Enigmatic Ross leads Huskies
- Social worker recounts minutes before Powell fire
- $25B settlement reached over foreclosure abuses
- Club promoter convicted in brutal 2010 murder of Des Moines prostitute
- Gay-marriage bill passes House, awaits Gregoire's signature 434
- Historic day for gay marriage as another fight looming 346
- Sheriff's office unhappy with 911 dispatcher in caseworker's call 282
- 3 big health insurers stockpile $2.4 billion as rates keep rising 235
- Source: NY, California to sign mortgage settlement 209
- Oregon live game thread 153
- Pac-12 picks ... including the UW game 140
- Lakewood cop accused of taking donations for slain officers' families 114
- Department of Justice owes the Seattle Police Department an apology 88
- Thursday morning links --- and a video!!! 72
- 3 big health insurers stockpile $2.4 billion as rates keep rising
- State Medicaid program to stop paying for unneeded ER visits
- One man's audacious pursuit of sailing history
- Darren Berg gets 18-year sentence for Ponzi scheme
- $25B settlement reached over foreclosure abuses
- A wandering gene's destructive path | Book review
- 'Gauguin and Polynesia': dazzling mix-and-match | Art review
- UW opening incubator facility for startups
- Controversial principal at Lowell Elementary takes job in Tacoma
- Lakewood cop accused of embezzling $150K meant for slain officers' families
