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‘It can always be harder, better and bigger’
Whatever they do in Beijing, Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst will go down in history as two iconic skaters. But are the race winners and Telesport columnists themselves also satisfied with less than gold? Today their fifth and final Winter Games will start in the National Speed Skating Oval, where they will do everything they can to get the Dutch sports fans (at home) on the benches. In the run-up to their Olympic final piece, the 35-year-old king and queen are presented with seven propositions. Today, part 2: four-time Olympic champion Kramer, who will take action for the first time on Sunday in the 5000 meters.