What is the selection order?
Due to its performance in the World Cups, the Netherlands can send the maximum number of nine men and nine women to Milan for the Olympic long track competitions. However, there are more than nine starting places at the different distances. The Netherlands is allowed to field three riders for most events, but only for the longest distances and the mass start there are two. How do you determine which drivers are allowed to fill in that position?
For this purpose, the selection sequence has been created in the form of a matrix. Ranked from one to fifteen, all individual starting places are listed plus a designation for the mass start. At the top are the components in which the Netherlands has the best chance of winning a gold medal, while at the bottom the chance of a medal is smallest.
The results of the OKT are entered in the matrix. If there are no doubles among the first nine names, numbers ten to fifteen are excluded from Olympic participation, unless they are given a designation (more about this later). Suppose Joy Beune wins both the 1500 and 3000 meters, then number ten will move up. So the first nine unique names are searched for.
