Nils Van Der Poel

A Swedish speedskater who won double Olympic gold earlier this month in Beijing, has given one of his medals to a Swedish publisher detained in China, Amnesty International said Friday. Nils van der Poel gave the medal to the daughter of Gui Minhai, a naturalized Swede who co-owned a Hong...

The 2022 Winter Olympic speed skating competition involved the most historically successful team maintaining prominence while new faces grabbed a hold of the sport. The Netherlands remained the dominant country with 12 medals including six gold to extend its all-time lead. Erin Jackson of the United States became the first...

Sweden's Nils van der Poel won two gold medals in Beijing, but had some scathing parting words about the decision to host the 2022 Olympics in China.

Swedish speedskater Nils van der Poel won gold medals in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races during the Winter Olympics in Beijing, setting a world record in the latter event. Upon returning home to Sweden, Van der Poel took the opportunity to criticize China over their human rights violations and said...

Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel released his detailed training regiment and philosophical thoughts on how to become the best at his sport. Source: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/bikes-ice-cream-nils-van-der-poel-posts-extensive-training-guide-after-10k-win.

The breathtaking last lap in the men's 10,000m speed skating that won Sweden's Nils van der Poel a second gold and a world record on Friday did not come with a conventional training regimen. After finishing 14th in the men's 5,000m at the 2018 Winter Olympics, he distanced himself from...