Merel Conijn in the lead after the first day of the National Championships all-round | To skate

She leads the standings after two distances ahead of Elisa Dul, who had won the 500 meters earlier in the day in 39.33. Then Conijn finished third with 39.45.

The 3000 meters was won by Joy Beune in 4.04.51. Beune is fourth in the general classification, also behind Melissa Wijfje, who finished fourth with 4.06.46.

Conijn has a 1.23 second lead over Dul in the third distance, the 1500 meters, on Sunday. Female is third at 1.24. Beune has to make up for 1.61 on the Worldstream-Corendon skater.

At the Olympic qualifying tournament, Conijn just missed Olympic starting tickets in the 3000 and 5000 meters. She was later selected as reserve for the Games in Beijing, just like Wijfje.