Five days after her world record in the 500 meters, Femke Kok won a World Cup race in the 1,000 meters for the first time. In Calgary she stayed ahead of three other Dutch skaters on the night from Friday to Saturday with a personal record of 1.12.36.
Isabel Grevelt came in a distant second with 1.13.14, Marit Fledderus third in 1.13.33 and last week’s winner in Salt Lake City, Jutta Leerdam, finished just off the podium with 1.13.34. The American Brittany Bowe was the best non-Dutch in fifth place. It has never happened before that the Netherlands occupied the first four places at a 1,000-meter World Cup.
Kok has always been primarily a 500 meter specialist, but has improved considerably over the double distance in this early Olympic season. “I didn’t have this one yet, so that’s a nice addition,” she said to NOS about her first World Cup victory in the 1,000 meters. “It was a very special week, because I had a lot to deal with, so I am extra happy that it has now worked out.”
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In addition to her world record on the 500 meters and her victory now in Calgary on the 1,000 meters, Kok surprised during a training race in Heerenveen in early October with a track record on the rarely ridden 1,500 meters. She wants to try to qualify for the Milan Games at all three distances at the end of the year during the Olympic qualifying tournament.
De Boo narrowly defeated by Stolz
In the men’s 1,000 meters, Jenning de Boo came out of the last bend with a slight lead in his ride against the American Jordan Stolz, but Stolz was just a little too strong in the last meters: 1.06.00 to 1.06.11. Joep Wennemars finished third in a personal record of 1.06.44.
It was Jordan Stolz’s eleventh World Cup victory in a row in the 1,000 meters, but he had to go to the extreme in Calgary to beat De Boo.
After initial publication, this message was supplemented with results at other distances.
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