Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer is a Dutch long-track speed skater who won four Olympic medals, including three gold medals in the 5,000 metres.
2010 Winter Olympics men's 10,000 metres: The men's 10,000-metre speed skating event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Kramer was disqualified after skating in the wrong lane during a race he had appeared to win.
Gerard Kemkers: A Dutch speed skating coach who coached Sven Kramer for much of his elite career. Kemkers's lane instruction preceded Kramer's disqualification in the 2010 Olympic 10,000 metres.
Long-track speed skating: A form of speed skating in which competitors race on a standard oval track, usually in pairs against the clock. Kramer built his career in this discipline, especially in its longer individual distances.
Dutch speed skating: The competitive speed skating tradition and institutions of the Netherlands. Kramer's success reinforced the Netherlands' status as a leading speed skating nation.
2010 Winter Olympics men's 5,000 metres: The men's 5,000-metre speed skating event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Kramer won the first of his three Olympic gold medals in this distance.
Ireen Wüst: A Dutch long-track speed skater and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Wüst and Kramer became defining Dutch champions across the same Olympic era.
Speed skating: A family of ice sports in which competitors race over a set distance as quickly as possible. Long-track racing is one branch of the broader sport in which Kramer competed.
Olympic speed skating: Speed skating events contested at the Winter Olympic Games. His four medals and three 5,000-metre titles form a distinctive Olympic record.
2014 Winter Olympics men's 5,000 metres: The men's 5,000-metre speed skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Kramer defended his Olympic 5,000-metre title in a new Olympic record time.
Bob de Jong: A Dutch speed skater who won Olympic gold in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2006 Winter Olympics. De Jong was a Dutch teammate and distance specialist in Kramer's competitive generation.