The World Cup competition in Salt Lake City on Friday evening was a major disappointment for Westland skater Jutta Leerdam.
As the top favorite, she had to settle for eleventh place in her precious 1,000 meters. She had to bow out in a direct duel with the American Brittany Bowe.
Afterwards, Leerdam had to fight back tears. “I don’t feel like myself at all,” said the man from ‘s-Gravenzand in conversation with NOS. She spoke of a physical problem, the precise cause of which is not clear and which therefore poses a question mark regarding the approach.
