:quality(80)/cdn-kiosk-api.telegraaf.nl/cd85c6b8-5d92-11eb-92fc-0217670beecd.jpg "Femke Kok takes first World Cup victory at 500 meters | Ice skating")
sport">With this, Kok equaled her personal record and again remained a fraction above the Dutch record of 37.06, which has been held by Thijsje Oenema since January 2013.
sport">The Russian Angelina Golikova took silver with 37.30. The bronze went to Canadian Heather McLean. Jutta Leerdam, who captured the European sprint title last weekend, was sixth fastest (37.50), followed in seventh place by Michelle de Jong, who improved herself with 37.79. Dione Voskamp (tenth in 37.94) and Jorien ter Mors (thirteenth in 38.01) ended up in the middle bracket.
sport">Kok finished in third place in the NK sprint last weekend. She was then slightly slower in both motos on the 500 meters: 37.52 and 37.48. Kok took full advantage of the good conditions in Thialf, with fast ice and a relatively low air pressure. The Dutch champion also had nothing to fear from the sprinters from Asia, including the Japanese top riders Nao Kodaira and Miho Takagi. They stayed in their own country because of the corona pandemic.
‘A pity’
sport">“My start was not so good yet, it was a bit disappointing,” said Kok at the WE back to her winning race. “But after that I drove a very good lap and the bends and the intersection went well. I was very happy with my time, but it was a pity that I was just a little faster. Again 37.08, again just not. With a better start I would certainly have saved the record now. However, I hope to ride a 36’er here in Thialf one day. Hopefully next month already at the World Championship distances. ”
Bowe wint 1500 meter
sport">Brittany Bowe won the 1500 meters earlier on Saturday. The 2015 world champion at this distance was the only one to finish under 1 minute and 54 seconds. The 32-year-old rider finished in a time of 1.53.88, remaining more than half a second above the track record, which is 1.53.10.
Brittany Bowe.
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sport">Ireen Wüst, reigning Olympic and world champion at this distance, took silver with a time of 1.54.57. The bronze was for Antoinette de Jong, who came out at 1.54.71. The Frisian won the European all-round title in Heerenveen last Sunday.
sport">Ter Mors, Dutch champion at this distance, was fifth fastest with 1.54.97. Number 6 Irene Schouten was a fraction slower than her compatriot with a personal record of 1.54.98. The marathon specialist was no less than two seconds faster on the skating mile than last weekend at the European Allround Championships, where she took surprising silver in the final classification behind De Jong. Melissa Wijfje ended in twelfth place with a time of 1.56.68.
‘Nice feeling’
sport">Wüst was not dissatisfied with her second place. “For now it is good, but there is even more in it and that also gives a nice feeling”, the five-time Olympic champion said at the WE know. Wüst (34) was missing at the European Allround Championships last weekend and is fully focused on the World Championship distances in Thialf next month. “This is really a prelude to that tournament. I really want to show it there. ”
sport">Speed skater Femke Kok has won a World Cup race for the first time in her career. The 20-year-old Frisian triumphed behind closed doors in Thialf on the 500 meters. She did that in a time of 37.08 seconds. With this, Kok equaled her personal record and again remained a fraction above the Dutch record of 37.06, which has been held by Thijsje Oenema since January 2013.
sport">The Russian Angelina Golikova took silver with 37.30. The bronze went to Canadian Heather McLean. Jutta Leerdam, who captured the European sprint title last weekend, was sixth fastest (37.50), followed in seventh place by Michelle de Jong, who improved herself with 37.79. Dione Voskamp (tenth in 37.94) and Jorien ter Mors (thirteenth in 38.01) ended up in the middle bracket.
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