Jutta Leerdam picks up EC gold at Hamar

Posted On: January 7, 2023

Dutch Jutta Leerdam was in a class of her own when she won the gold medal in the women’s sprint during the Skating European Championships at Vikingskipet.

She won three of four lengths during the championship at Hamar. Leerdam won Saturday’s 500 meters for 37.76 and slipped to 1,14.80 over the double over. He also won the championship in 2021.

The girl from the Netherlands was not aware that she is now the first woman to win the European sprint champion for the second time.

– Oh, I didn’t know that. The taste is amazing. I want to break a record, he told Viaplay after being told about the record.

Her teammate Femke Kok, who won the 500 meters event Friday, took silver, while the bronze went to Vanessa Herzog of Austria with three third places.

Ragne Wiklund won the 3000 meters and beat overall leader Antoinette Rijpma de Jong after two lengths during all-around EC skating at Vikingskipet.

Wiklund recorded a time of 3:59.92. De Jong followed closely on 4.01.40.

Combined after two lengths, the Dutch runner took the lead ahead of teammate Marijke Groenewoud. 2.83 seconds separated them at the front 1500 meters.

Wiklund followed in third place. He was six-tenths behind, but completely in the medal race.

FACT

EC skating on the Viking ship in Hamar Saturday, 2nd day:

Women, final sprint position:

1) Jutta Leerdam, Netherlands 149,960, 2) Femke Kok, Netherlands 151,290, 3) Vanessa Herzog, Austria 153,395, 4) Marrit Fledderus, Netherlands 154,130, 5) Karolina Bosiek, Poland 155,125, 6) Ellia Smeding, United Kingdom 155,405, 7 ) Andzelika Wojcik, Poland 156,405, 8) Isabelle van Elst, Belgium 156,475, 9) Julie Nistad Samsonsen, Norway 158,275, 10) Lea Sophie Scholz, Germany 158,980.

500m:

1) Leerdam 37.76, 2) Kok 37.87, 3) Herzog 38.25, 4) Fledderus 38.53, 5) Wojcik 38.72, 6) Pergher 38.92

Norwegian: 9) Samsonsen 39.27.

Martine Ripsrud resigned due to Damage.

1000m:

1) Leerdam 1.14,80, 2) Kok 1.16,06, 3) Smeding 1.17,13, 4) Bosiek 1.17,17, 5) Herzog 1.17,19, 6) Fledderus 1.17,39.

Norwegian: 10) Samsonsen 1.19.67.

Standings for women, all-in-one, after day one:

1) Antoinette Rijpma de Jong, Netherlands 78,783, 2) Marijke Groenewoud, Netherlands 79,726, 3) Ragne Wiklund, Norway 79,746, 4) Robin Groot, Netherlands 81,286, 5) Laura Peveri, Italy 83,196, 6) Michelle Uhrig, Germany 84,350, 7) Sofie Karoline Haugen, Norway 84,918, 8) Eva Lagrange, Sweden 85,210, 9) Magdalena Czyszczon, Poland 85,453, 10) Veronika Antosova, Czech Republic 85,661.

HIrotate Norway: 11) Aurora Løvås 85.826.

500m:

1) De Jong 38.55, 2) Groenewoud 39.03, 3) Groot 39.72, 4) Wiklund 39.76, 5) Tas 40.35, 6) Peveri 40.47.

Other Norwegians: 9) Løvås 41.20, 13) Haugen 42.41.

3000m:

1) Wiklund 3.59,92, 2) De Jong 4.01,40, 3) Groenewoud 4.04,18, 4) Groot 4.09,40, 5) Haugenj 4.15,05, 6) Peveri 4.16,36.

Other Norwegians: 10) Løvås 4.27,76.