Jenning de Boo achieved a time of 34.23 in a ride hampered by interruptions, making her the best Dutchman in tenth place. The victory went to the American Jordan Stolz in 33.88.
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In his ride, Stolz defeated Damian Zurek from Poland, who finished second in 33.90. Olympic champion Tingyu Gao from China came third with 33.93.
World champion De Boo opened his ride slower than opponent Sebas Diniz after an earlier false start. With 34.66 he remained in eighteenth place. Joep Wennemars improved his own best time to 34.33. That was good for twelfth place.
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Stefan Westenbroek crashed in the second bend of his 500 meters. He landed hard with his head on the ice and the pillows.
Merijn Scheperkamp had achieved 34.44 earlier in the day in the B group. He finished eighth.