The 29-year-old Dutch speed skating star Kroll said on January 31 that if there is only one country (region) that can host the Winter Olympics (under the current circumstances), it must be China. held here.”
On February 16, 2020, Kroll of the Netherlands won the runner-up in the men’s 1500m race at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships.
Kroll, from the speed skating “Dream Team”, is one of the favorites to win the men’s 1000m and 1500m at the Beijing Winter Olympics. On the followingnoon of the 31st, in the training competition held at the “Ice Ribbon” of the National Speed Skating Stadium, where only a small number of players participated, Kroll slid a time of 1:08.84 in the men’s 1000-meter event.
Kroll told reporters that he has been in Beijing for 4 or 5 days. He participated in this training game to find the rhythm of the game. This result is not “so fast” and he believes he will be in better shape next week.
Speed skaters train at the National Speed Skating Stadium “Ice Ribbon” in preparation for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Kroll expressed his appreciation for the organization of the Beijing Winter Olympics. He said that looking back at the past two years, it can be seen that China’s epidemic prevention measures are the best, and the number of infected people is very low. “Like I said a few weeks ago, if only one country (region) can host the Winter Olympics (in the current situation), it must be China, and we should be glad that the Winter Olympics are held here. Because , all other countries (regions) have encountered greater difficulties.” Kroll also said that the organizing committee has found a good balance between ensuring the safety of epidemic prevention and giving athletes a certain degree of freedom, so he is very concerned regarding the organization of the event. Much appreciated.
