The self-created monster of Dutch skating could be a little less monstrous

Reporter Arjan Schouten has rarely felt more like a disaster tourist than during the spectacular Olympic qualifying tournament in Thialf. That may (and can) be a little less, he writes. “We should all think carefully about whether we should still want such a hyped-up, brutal stress test five weeks before the Games, now that international competition is increasing.”

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