Skating stamp Thialf in Heerenveen is the setting for the World Championship distances this weekend. With Bart Swings and Mathias Vosté for the men and Sandrine Tas and Isabelle van Elst for the women, 4 Belgians will participate. You can follow everything closely on this page.
| Belgians in Heerenveen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.000m | 1.500m | 3.000m | 5.000m | 10.000m | mass start | |
| Bart Swings | x | zon | x | 3e | zon | substance |
| Mathias Voste | substance | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sandrine Tas | x | zon | 17e | x | x | substance |
| Isabella van Elst | substance | x | x | x | x | x |
- 14:09. Swings through to final mass start. Bart Swings has easily qualified for the final of the mass start this afternoon. The Olympic and European champion in the discipline wants to complete his triptych this afternoon. The 32-year-old Swings came 5th in the first semi-final with 10 points, the top 8 pushed through. There are 2 semifinals. The final is at 4:58 p.m. .
Swings through to final mass start
Bart Swings has easily qualified for the final of the mass start this afternoon. The Olympic and European champion in the discipline wants to complete his triptych this afternoon.
The 32-year-old Swings came 5th in the first semi-final with 10 points, the top 8 pushed through. There are 2 semifinals.
The final is at 4:58 p.m.
- 04-03-2023.
- 03-03-2023.
- Swings at 3, Rust at 1.22h30.
Swings on 3, Rust on 1
- 21:05. Bart Swings opens World Cup with bronze at 5,000 meters. The mass start on Saturday is his main goal, but Bart Swings has also won medals in the 5,000 metres, his first long-distance World Cup medal. In the wake of the Dutch top favorite Patrick Roest, who took gold, Swings continued to drive great laps. With 6’13″06 he only had to put up with Roest and the Italian Davide Ghiotto. At the previous World Championship, also in Heerenveen in 2021, Swings won bronze in the mass start. That was so far his only medal of honor at a World Championship distances. Swings can go down to the mass start with a huge confidence boost.
Bart Swings opens World Cup with bronze at 5,000 meters
The mass start on Saturday is his main goal, but Bart Swings has also won medals in the 5,000 metres, his first long-distance World Cup medal.
In the wake of the Dutch top favorite Patrick Roest, who took gold, Swings continued to drive great laps. With 6’13″06 he only had to tolerate Roest and the Italian Davide Ghiotto.
At the previous World Cup, also in Heerenveen in 2021, Swings won bronze in the mass start. That was so far his only medal of honor at a World Championship distances. Swings can thus descend to the mass start with a huge confidence boost.
- 7:40 pm. Tas suffered from jaw problems. Tas called her performance “fair”. The West Flemish has been bothered by inflammation in the jaw since December. “The bone is inflamed. During treatment, it turned out that there are inflammations in several places.” Tas has resolved to consult the dentist with every pain in the mouth from now on. “Being closer to the ball,” she calls it.
Tas suffered from jaw problems
Tas called her performance “fair”. The West Flemish has been bothered by inflammation in the jaw since December. “The bone is inflamed. During treatment, it turned out that there are inflammations in several places.” Tas has resolved to consult the dentist with every pain in the mouth from now on. “Be closer to the ball”, she calls it
- 7:39 p.m. Tas 17th at 3,000 meters. Sandrine Tas finished 17th in the 3,000 meters at the World Cup in Heerenveen. Our compatriot trumped the Swiss Kaitlyn McGregor in her series, but with 4’14″63 she remained far above her personal best (4’08″23). The gold went to the Norwegian Ragne Wiklund (3’56″86), who beat the Dutch Irene Schouten (3’57″40). The bronze medal went to the Czech Martina Sablikova. .
Tas 17th at 3,000 meters
Sandrine Tas finished 17th in the 3,000 meters at the World Cup in Heerenveen. Our compatriot trumped the Swiss Kaitlyn McGregor in her series, but with 4’14″63 she remained far above her personal best (4’08″23).
The gold went to the Norwegian Ragne Wiklund (3’56″86), who beat the Dutch Irene Schouten (3’57″40). The bronze medal went to the Czech Martina Sablikova.
- 13h42. Competitor less for Swings. Sander Eitrem will not start on the 5,000 meters on Thursday. The young Norwegian, the revelation of the current skating season, is ill. At the European Allround Championships in January, Eitrem was the fastest in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters. In the final classification, the 21-year-old Norwegian had to be satisfied with silver. Eitrem is replaced in the 5,000 meters by his compatriot Sverre Lunde Pedersen. The Norwegian’s failure is also one less competitor for Bart Swings, although the 5 km is not the main goal for our compatriot. Swings is mainly aiming for the mass start at the World Cup, in which he is Olympic champion. .
Competitor less for Swings
Sander Eitrem will not start on the 5,000 meters on Thursday. The young Norwegian, the revelation of the current skating season, is ill.
At the European Allround Championships in January, Eitrem was the fastest in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters. In the final classification, the 21-year-old Norwegian had to be satisfied with silver.
Eitrem is replaced in the 5,000 meters by his compatriot Sverre Lunde Pedersen. The Norwegian’s failure is also one less competitor for Bart Swings, although the 5 km is not the main goal for our compatriot. Swings is mainly aiming for the mass start at the World Cup, in which he is Olympic champion.
