Itzhak de Laat takes full responsibility for short track deception: ‘I ruined it’ | Olympics

Itzhak de Laat, who cannot guide the Dutch short trackers to the final of the 5000 meters.”/>

The defeat is great at Itzhak de Laat, who cannot guide the Dutch short trackers to the final of the 5000 meters.

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PEKING – Like a dead bird, Itzhak de Laat entered the mixed zone of the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The equally disappointed Sjinkie Knegt had jumped in the gap for him just before after the Dutch failure in the semi-finals of the Olympic men’s relay. Still, the short tracker felt incredibly guilty. From the front, De Laat let himself be beaten by both the Russians and South Korea in the last round. “I think it’s really sweet that it’s being recorded for me, but they haven’t done anything wrong. I ruined it,” he said softly.