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Netherlands dominate 10,000m skating

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Jorrit Bergsma, Sven Kramer and Bob de Jong take gold, silver and bronze respectively for the Netherlands in the 10,000m skating.

The Netherlands have achieved another podium lockout in the speed skating, with this time Jorrit Bergsma taking gold in the 10,000m in an Olympic record time.

Bergsma, paired with Bart Swings of the Belgium, managed an impressive time of 12:44.45, which was almost five seconds ahead of his teammate Sven Kramer.

Kramer was the only other competitor to achieve a time of under 13 minutes with his 12:49.02 to take silver, while Bob de Jong claimed bronze with 13:07.19.

There were no Team GB athletes in the event, but American competitors Emery Lehman and Patrick Meek finished 10th and 11th respectively.

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Netherlands' gold medalist Sven Kramer poses on the podium during the flower cermony after in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014
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