17 May-12 Aug 1928: Competitors ready to start the 5000 metres event during the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Vilho Ritola of Finland won the gold medal. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport

Jorien Ter Mors of the Netherlands competes during the Ladies' 1000m Speed Skating on Day 5 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Oval on February 14, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Jorien Ter Mors of the Netherlands competes during the Ladies' 1000m Speed Skating on Day 5 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Oval on February 14, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Jorien Ter Mors of the Netherlands celebrates winning the gold medal with silver medallist Nao Kodaira (R) of Japan and bronze medallist Miho Takagi of Japan during the victory ceremony for the Ladies' 1000m Speed Skating on Day 5 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Oval on February 14, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Jorien Ter Mors (R) of the Netherlands and Brittany Bowe of the United States compete during the Ladies' 1000m Speed Skating on Day 5 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Oval on February 14, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes during the Speed Skating Men's 10,000m on Day 6 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands (Silver), Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada (Gold) and Nicola Tumolero of Italy (Bronze) celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Speed Skating Men's 10,000m on Day 6 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands (Silver), Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada (Gold) and Nicola Tumolero of Italy (Bronze) celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Speed Skating Men's 10,000m on Day 6 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Davide Ghiotto of Italy and Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands compete during the Speed Skating Men's 10,000m on Day 6 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Patrick Roest (Silver) of the Netherlands, Kjeld Nuis (Gold) of the Netherlands and Kim Min Seok (Bronze) of the Republic of Korea stand on the podium during the victory ceremony after the Men's 1500m Speed Skating on Day 4 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea.