Van der Poel trailed Dutch skater Patrick Roest's time until the final 400m when he dug in for the fastest final lap of the event. The most recent Olympian to win both the 5000m and 10,000m events in ...

Nils van der Poel sets world record in 5000m Dutch speed skater Patrick Roest was ecstatic when he broke the world record in the men’s 5000m race with a time of 6:09.31. Minutes later, Swedish speed ...

The previous Olympic record was 12:39.77, so van der Poel nearly beat it by seven seconds. Dutch skater Patrick Roest, who finished second in the men's 5000m, put together a time of 12:44.59 for his ...