Topic - Arie Koops

Related Stories

The question at the Olympic Oval: Dutch domination, again?

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Silver medallist Sven Kramer of the Netherlands, facing camera, congratulates teammate and gold medallist Jorrit Bergsma after the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

Dutch stars on speedskates; bad in figure skating

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic skates her way to gold in the women's 5,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

ISU looking at making speedskating more exciting

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2013, file photo, new European champion Sven Kramer, of the Netherlands, rides a lap of honor in a horse-pulled sled after winning the allround European speedskating championship at Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands. Time and again over the last half century, the Dutch are top or near the top of the speedskating standings at any Olympic and for a nation of 16.8 million, it often defies giants like the United States, Russia or Germany. This time too, the Dutch have a realistic chance for a half dozen gold medals on the big oval. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Dutch have it all to dominate the Olympic oval

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press