Nuis Is Disappointed with Failed 1000-Meter Race Against De Boo
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The climax at the WCKT: the final World Cup tickets will be distributed this afternoon. First the men's 10,000 meters, followed by sprint fireworks in the 1,000 meters featuring Femke Kok, Kjeld Nuis, and Jenning de Boo, among others. Follow it live here!
Kjeld Nuis narrowly missed out on a World Cup ticket in the 1000 meters a day after his victory in the 1500 meters with "a super bad race." The 36-year-old skater was 0.01 seconds slower than teammate Tim Prins, who finished fifth with 1:08.72.
He was sick for a long time during the run-up to this season. Kjeld Nuis secured a ticket in ‘his’ 1500 meters on Saturday, but still left Thialf in a terrible mood after missing World Cup participation in the 1000 meters by just one hundredth of a second. "It was just rubbish."
With 34.20 in the 500 meters and 1:07.76 in the 1,000 meters, Jenning de Boo convincingly qualified for the first four World Cups in speed skating of this season, starting in just under two weeks in Beijing, China. But the World Cup qualifying tournament in Heerenveen was not a success for all skaters from Groningen. Meike Veen, for instance, was left empty-handed.
Jenning de Boo was not in top form, but convincingly secured the World Cup tickets he was aiming for in Heerenveen. That was not the case for Chris Huizinga.
Long-distance speed skater Jenning de Boo also secured a ticket for the 1,000 meters at the upcoming World Cup on Sunday. During the qualifying race at Thialf in Heerenveen, the Groningen native was…
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