Jan Roelof Kruithof has lost the 24-hour record skating after 31 years - World News

Skater Jochem Kerssies (25) from Groningen has broken the world record for 24 hours of skating. The student skated 680 kilometers and 206 meters in one day on the ice rink in Groningen. With his performance, Kerssies broke the record from 1994. That was in the name of another Dutchman, Jan Roelof Kruithof. The now 88-year-old man then covered 655 kilometers and 600 meters: about the distance from Groningen to Paris, or three times the Elfstedent…

Jan Roelof Kruithof has lost the 24-hour record skating after 31 years - World News

Skating – Jan Roelof Kruithof from Havelte has lost the world record for 24 hours of skating after 31 years. Student Jochem Kerssies (25) broke the record of Kruithof today on the ice of Kardinge in Groningen. Kerssies crossed the finish line at 7 p.m. and skated a distance of approximately 680 kilometers in 24 hours. In 1994, the now 88-year-old Kruithof won the world record on the Buitenbaan of the Italian Baslega di Piné. He skated 655 kilo…