Speed Skating ISU Single Distances World Championships 2020

[NearPup 3,045]

Random linguistic question: are the words “rider” and “skater” the same in Dutch?

[phelps 7,674]

WR for the Netherlands in the men's Team Pursuit...

 

another Gold incoming for them (but don't underestimate Canada, especially since they're skating after the Dutch)...

[phelps 7,674]

shitty race by Italy!

[heywoodu 15,135]

6 minutes ago, phelps said:

WR for the Netherlands in the men's Team Pursuit...

 

another Gold incoming for them (but don't underestimate Canada, especially since they're skating after the Dutch)...

Oh, completely missed that was a WR  So did the commentators, nobody really cares it seems  

[heywoodu 15,135]

16 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Random linguistic question: are the words “rider” and “skater” the same in Dutch?

 

Pretty much.

 

Rider --> rijder

Skater --> schaatser

 

Generally one uses 'schaatser' though. 'Rijder' is used bit more in marathons.

[heywoodu 15,135]

This is Sven Kramer's 75th title by the way.

[heywoodu 15,135]

37-year old Douwe de Vries is the oldest world champion (male) since Clas Thunberg, who was 130 days older in 1931  

[phelps 7,674]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Oh, completely missed that was a WR  So did the commentators, nobody really cares it seems  

 

and it was a 7-year old record, not one that gets broken every season...

 

by the way, Kramer was also in the team that previously held the record...

[Olympian1010 7,973]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

Pretty much.

 

Rider --> rijder

Skater --> schaatser

 

Generally one uses 'schaatser' though. 'Rijder' is used bit more in marathons.

Rider is also used for Ice Cross athletes 

[phelps 7,674]

disappointed by the Canadians..but, more than anything, by Italy...

 

tomorrow Lollo in the mass start is the only realistic chance to put us on the chart of this world championship...