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Jasper Krommenhoek, 22, was inspired by seeing Kjeld Nuis climb an Italian mountain when he was a child. He then persuaded his parents to take him to the Woldberg, a wooded, 26-metre-high embankment near Steenwijk, where he began running up and down repeatedly.
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Jasper Krommenhoek won both long-distance races at the World Cup qualifying tournament in Thialf, Heerenveen. The 22-year-old skater won the 5,000 metres in a personal best of 6:10.83, ahead of Marcel Bosker and Wisse Slendebroek. Slendebroek, Jorrit Bergsma and Sil van der Veen completed the five qualifiers for the World Cup on that distance. Chris Huizinga, Stijn van de Bunt and Beau Snellink did not qualify on the 5,000 metres. Krommenhoek also won the 10,000 metres in a personal best of 12:38.75, with Slendebroek second in 12:41.87. Both qualified for that distance, which is scheduled only at the World Cup weekend in Heerenveen. Krommenhoek later also helped Team Reggeborgh, alongside Bosker and Remo Slotegraaf, qualify for the World Cup team pursuit by winning the national qualifying race.
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The World Cup qualifying tournament in Thialf allocated Dutch places for the opening four World Cup meetings. Joy Beune won the women’s 1,500 metres ahead of Marijke Groenewoud and Gioya Lancee, while Groenewoud won both the 3,000 and 5,000 metres. Femke Kok won both 500-metre races, but Angel Daleman beat her to win the 1,000 metres in a personal best of 1:13.49. Groenewoud also won the mass start under its new elimination format. Lancee secured World Cup places in the 1,500 and 3,000 metres, and Merel Conijn qualified in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 metres. Kjeld Nuis won the men’s 1,500 metres in 1:45.35, narrowly ahead of Joep Wennemars, with Serge Yoro third. On the 1,000 metres, Jenning de Boo, Kayo Vos and Wennemars finished ahead of Yoro; Tim Prins took the fifth and final qualifying place by 0.01 seconds over Nuis. Jasper Krommenhoek won the men’s 10,000 metres, while a single report said he and Clare Slendebroek also qualified for the 5,000 metres. The tournament also introduced a rule under which the winning men’s team-pursuit formation, rather than a national-coach selection, qualifies for the first two World Cups.
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Speed skater Jenning de Boo broke his collarbone in a bicycle fall and underwent surgery. He said he will miss the upcoming World Cup competitions, including the opening round in Beijing. Days earlier, De Boo had qualified for the first four World Cups at the qualifying tournament in Heerenveen by posting the fastest times in the 500 metres, in 34.20 seconds, and the 1,000 metres, in 1:07.76.