Jutta Leerdam delivered one of the greatest performances in Olympic speed skating history on Monday with her record-setting, gold medal victory in the 1000m event and Sunday, she will have the opportunity to add a second piece of hardware to her Milano Cortina collection when she competes in the 500m event.
As is tradition, the Netherlands has a number of athletes who have the potential to medal in the event. Femke Kok, Marrit Fledderus and Jutta Leerdam are among the top-ranked 1000m skaters heading into the Winter Games. It was Leerdam who won the silver medal in Beijing four years ago.
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