“With that time Kramer came close to his fastest time ever set at sea level: the 6.09.76 of November 2006 in Berlin. But it was especially the technical driving of the then 27-year-old Kramer that left an almost indelible impression on me. has made.”
“It is a big difference with the way in which he now, as a result of his back injury, goes on the ice. The climbing of the years and Kramer’s physical condition are evident in that regard.”
“Even in 2021, the time that Kramer put on the clocks eight years ago is not sickening. I am curious what the current generation is capable of on the faster ice of the new Thialf.”
Martin Hersman, commentator
“The NK distances of 1993 are the basis of an almost endless series of skate-offs and, ultimately, the OKT. Ids Postma and I were involved in that, because during the NK as skaters of the Dutch Juniors we managed the core team. I finished second in the 1,500 meters and Ids came in third, formally winning an Olympic nomination.”
“Although the Dutch National Championships were held in January 1994, a month before the start of the Olympic Games in Lillehammer, it was decided that Ids and I had to travel to Davos where the core team was at training camp. Together with Leen Pfrommer we went to Switzerland to to take up a glove.”
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