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Sverre Lunde Pedersen of Norway reacts at the end of his race after crashing during the men's 10,000 meters race the World Championships Speedskating Allround at the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, March 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Patrick Roest takes allround world title after Pedersen fall

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Gold medallist Sven Kramer of The Netherlands celebrates setting a new Olympic record during the men's 5,000 meters race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Bloemen ends Dutch dominance at the Olympic Oval

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Gold medallist Sven Kramer of The Netherlands celebrates setting a new Olympic record during the men's 5,000 meters race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Sven Kramer wins 3rd straight Olympic gold in 5,000 meters

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Sven Kramer of the Netherlands catches his breath after the official training session for the men's 5,000 meters race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Sven Kramer hopes for 3 golds, zero blunders this time

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Speedskater Sven Kramer breaks with coach Kemkers

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Sven Kramer: I’ll compete at next Winter Games

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Speedskaters from the Netherlands, left to right, Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij hold their national flag and celebrate winning gold in the men's team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Speedskating at Sochi: it’s all about the Dutch

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Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Havard Lorentzen and Havard Bokko, from left to right, compete in the men's speedskating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Dutch clinch 22nd speedskating medal in Sochi

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Dutch speedskaters practice during a training session at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Dutch go for double Olympic gold in team pursuit

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes in 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/Patrick Semansky)

Sochi Olympics: Another Dutch speedskating sweep as Jorrit Bergsma wins men’s 10K

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Gold medallist Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands celebrates after setting a new world record in 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/Matt Dunham)

Jorrit Bergsma knocks off Kramer in 10,000 meters

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Sven Kramer of the Netherlands, center, practices at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Dutch triple looming large in men’s 10,000 meters

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Sven Kramer of the Netherlands talks to volunteers at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Longest skating race destined for Dutch triple

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Sven Kramer, of the Netherlands, competes in the men's 5,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Kramer set a new Olympic record. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

5,000 champion Kramer to skip 1,500 meters

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Men’s 5,000-meter speedskating gold medalist from the Netherlands Sven Kramer stands on the podium during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Kramer ‘likely’ to skip 1,500 and focus on 10K

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Under orange lighting, gold medallist Sven Kramer of the Netherlands walks through a crowd of cheering fans after winning the gold in the men's 5,000-meter speedskating race at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Kramer set a new Olympic record in the race. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Fans shun Sochi over bombs, bureaucracy, big bucks

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

Coach gerard Kemkers urges on Sven Kramer of the Netherlands as he competes in the men's 5,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. With the 10,000 meters as good as won four years ago in Vancouver, Kemkers inexplicably pointed Kramer toward the wrong lane on a crossover in the10,000 meters and Kramer, just as inexplicably, followed that road to Olympic ruin. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Kramer shakes off pressure, wins another 5000 gold

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Sven Kramer of Netherlands wins Olympic gold in men’s 5,000-meter speedskating in Dutch sweep

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Speedskater Sven Kramer of the Netherlands trains at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

5 things to watch for in 5,000 meters speedskating

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Speedskater Sven Kramer of the Netherlands gestures to a teammate as he trains at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Vancouver failure piles pressure on Sven Kramer

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