Velzeboer clocked a time of 41.416 in the series of the second world cup of the 500 meters. With that she was much faster than the Canadian record holder Kim Boutin, who came to 41,936 exactly three years ago in Salt Lake City.
Suzanne Schulting is also in shape early in the season. The three-time Olympic champion broke the world record in the 1000 meters in the series. Schulting recorded 1.25.958. With 1.26,514 Schulting already held the world record. The 25-year-old Friezin recorded that top time in February of this year in the quarterfinals at the Olympic Games in Beijing.