After the 1500 meters, Kjeld Nuis also won the 1000 meters at the World Cup in Beijing. The former Olympic champion was almost a second faster than his fastest competitor. Nuis is back!
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The 34-year-old skater almost rode a perfect race. He was 0.88 seconds faster than the Norwegian Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen. The Chinese Zhongyan Ning again surprisingly took a podium place. Nuis is in the lead in the World Cup standings after 2 races.
Other Dutch people
The talented Jenning de Boo (19 years old) and Tim Prins (20 years old) also did well. Both men finished in the top 10: De Boo came 6th, Prins 8th.
Last week’s winner almost last
The Japanese Masaya Yamada proved that a mistake in the 1000 meters can happen in a small corner. He won at this distance in his own country last week, but now he finished 17th, more than 2 seconds away.
Results 1000 meters men in Beijing
1. Kjeld Nuis 1:08.11
2. Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen +0.88
3. Zhongyan Ning +0.92
6. Jenning de Boo +1.21
8. Tim Prins +1.42
Kjeld Nuis ???????? makes it TWO ???? in Beijing!
After winning the 1500m ????, he adds gold 1000m ???? today ????#SpeedSkating pic.twitter.com/kspoHh70fF
— ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) November 19, 2023
