Sven Kramer with Orange just through in Team Pursuit: ‘It doesn’t feel comfortable’ | Olympics

“It was two, three tenths too slow in each lap. That’s a shame and because of that we now have a tough semi-final”, said Kramer about the next opponent. The Orange trio will face Olympic champions Norway on Tuesday, which was the fastest with an Olympic record of 3.37.47. “It’s not that we’re all over the ditch, but it doesn’t feel comfortable either. We still have as many chances as the other three.”

According to Kramer, the first laps of him and Bosker have to be faster. This also allows them to better launch Roest before the final shot. “If we drive faster, Patrick comes out better.”

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Striking helmets

Roest agreed that the skaters were soon on their tax and that pace was difficult for them to maintain. “I also have to admit that I didn’t get through those last laps easily and I didn’t manage to reduce those lap times. I now have an extra day of rest after the 10 kilometers and hopefully we can show more in that semi-final.”

That opponent United States drove with striking helmets that differ from those of other teams, Roest had not bothered with that. “It doesn’t matter a second and a half. I don’t really know what helmets they ride at all,” he said. According to Roest, the gap of one and a half seconds with the Norwegians can be closed. “It is difficult, but not impossible. But there are plenty of things that we need to do much better.”

The Netherlands will face the Norwegians in the semifinals on Tuesday. The skaters from the United States and Russia meet in the other semifinal.

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