Dutchwoman Irene Schouten, who won three speed skating gold medals at the ... who may now take over as the Dutch women's distance star.

Dutch speed skaters swept the board at the European sprint championships at the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen this weekend. Jutta Leerdam won the women’s title for the third time, watched by her boxer ...

Photo: Vincent Jannink ANP Speed skater Jutta Leerdam has won back her world ... Also on Friday, Femke Kok became the first female Dutch skater to take world championships gold in the 500 metres.

Speed skater Martina Sablikova became the Czech Republic's all-time leader in Olympic medals on Thursday. The 34-year-old placed third to earn the bronze in the women's 5000m -- her seventh career ...

The speed skating events kick off on Saturday with the Women's 3000m race, followed by the Men's 5000m ... the ice sports and takes time to reach the right conditions, explained Dutch speed skating ...