Ice Speedskating in the Netherlands

Resources and general information about the sport of ice speedskating in the Netherlands. See also more about Netherlands Skating, more about European Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

Governing Body

KNSB
Member of the International Skating Union (ISU) representing the sport of ice speedskating in the Netherlands.

Venues

Web Sites

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Schaatsen Dot NL - Official Web Site
Schaatsen Dot NL - Facebook Page
Schaatsen Dot NL - Facebook Event Pages
Schaatsen Dot NL - Instagram Page
Schaatsen Dot NL - Twitter Feed
Schaatsen Dot NL - YouTube Videos Channel
Short Track Team NL - Instagram Page

From Wikipedia

The first official known speed skating competition ever for women was held in Leeuwarden from 1 to 2 February 1805 and was won by Trijntje Pieters Westra.

After a successful period around 1900, with Jaap Eden and Coen de Koning as World Champions, Dutch speed skating successes became numerous in the 1960s. Champions Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk were immensely popular, causing a real speed skating hype in the country. Successes continue up to today, with the likes of Yvonne van Gennip (3 Olympic gold medals in 1988), Rintje Ritsma (4-time World Allround Champion), Jochem Uytdehaage (2 Olympic gold medals in 2002), Marianne Timmer (3 Olympic gold medals in 1998 and 2006), Ireen Wüst (5 Olympic golds in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 6 World Allround Speed Skating Championships) and Sven Kramer (4 Olympic gold medals in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 9 World Allround Championships). The Dutch speed skaters' performance at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where they won 8 out of 12 events, 23 out of 36 medals, including 4 clean sweeps, is the most dominant performance in a single sport in Olympic history. Thialf Stadium in Heerenveen was the second indoor 400m speed skating oval in the world, the first to host an international championship and remains a world-class facility today. Dutch speed skaters have won 77 world single distance championships (since 1996).

Web Sites and Articles

Wikipedia "Sport in the Netherlands: Speed Skating" Paragraph
KNSB Southern Region (Noord Brabant, Limburg, Zeeland)
KNSB Southwest Region
KNSB Baancommissie Breda (Breda, Nord-Brabant)
KNSB Baancommissie Eindhoven (Eindhoven, Nord-Brabant)
KNSB Baancommissie Geleen (Geleen, Sittard-Geleen, Limburg)
KNSB Baancommissie Haarlem (Haarlem, Amsterdam Metro, Noord-Holland)
KNSB Baancommissie Tilburg (Tilburg, Noord-Brabant)
KNSB Talent Team Zuid
SARA Database
OSTA Database
Schaatstest Web site by Barend Princen
Schaatstechniek Web Site by Bob Kaper
Vereniging Master Skating Nederland
Schaatskaart Natuurijs

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Other Ice Sports in the Netherlands

Roller Sports in the Netherlands

Introduction to Skating in the Netherlands

Regional Skating Resources World Wide

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