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Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong after winning the 1500 meters in long-track speed skating at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium at the Milan Winter Olympics.
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Royal couple and new Cabinet celebrate Olympic success with athletes in The Hague
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Jorrit Bergsma after the mass start final at the Milano Ice Park during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Medalists Velzeboer, Bergsma to carry Dutch flag at Olympics closing ceremony in Verona
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Jorrit Bergsma after the mass start final at the Milano Ice Park during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Netherlands sets Winter Olympics gold record as Bergsma and Groenewoud win in Milan
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Xandra Velzeboer right after winning gold in the 500 meter short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics in Milan, 12 February 2026
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Xandra Velzeboer wins second Olympic gold as Dutch short-track shines in Milan
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Femke Kok takes gold in the 500m speed skating event at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium during the Milan Winter Olympics.
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Femke Kok makes history with Olympic 500m gold in record time
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Femke Kok and Jutta Leerdam during the medal ceremony following the 1,000 meters in long-track speed skating at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium at the Milan Winter Olympics.
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Dutch speed skaters Leerdam and Kok celebrate emotional gold and silver medals in Milan
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The Schaatsmolentocht, an ice skating event by the windmills in Alblasserwaard, Zuid-Holland, requiring at least 13 cm of ice. 12 Feb. 2012
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Snow possible this weekend as freezing temps return; Some chance of natural ice skating
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The Schaatsmolentocht, an ice skating event by the windmills in Alblasserwaard, Zuid-Holland, requiring at least 13 cm of ice. 12 Feb. 2012
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Natural ice opens for skating across multiple Dutch towns, including Doorn, Warmond
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About 10,000 people ran into the North Sea from Scheveningen Beach in The Hague for the annual New Year's Dive. 1 January 2020
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Netherlands faces cold start to 2026: Some dives canceled amid strong winds and ice
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Skating on natural ice
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Natural ice rinks open across Netherlands on cold Christmas Day
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Children playing football
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Ban kids from doing headers in football, mandatory helmets in skating: Sports Council
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Skating on natural ice
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Ice rinks open in multiple places in Netherlands after freezing night
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A frosty field on a cold day in Meteren, West Betuwe in Gelderland. 14 February 2025
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Winter blast: Snow possible in Netherlands this weekend
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A set of tour-style ice skates against a wall
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Ice skating returns to Dutch towns amid lower temperatures
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An ice master inspects the newly formed ice surface from a footbridge. The sprayed ice rink at the Winterswijkse IJsvereniging is among the first to open for skating after just a few nights of frost. 14 Jan. 2026
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Natural ice skating begins in Winterswijk
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Skating marathon on natural ice, 8 February 2012
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Icy conditions delay marathon skating in the Netherlands
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Photo taken on January 13 near the Science Park in Amsterdam-Oost.
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Freezing temperatures spark local ice skating opportunities in the Netherlands
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Jeen van den Berg crossing the finish line of the 1954 Elfstedentocht
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Upcoming weather offers little hope for Elfstedentocht ice skating race revival
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National Allround Speed ​​Skating Champion Chris Huizinga in the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen.
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All-round title for speed skater Huizinga, second World Cup ticket for Jansman
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Dutch speed skater Irene Schouten shows off the medals she picked up at the Beijing Olympics. 26 Feb. 2022
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Dutch speed skating star Irene Schouten announces her retirement
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Skates on ice.
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27th winter in a row without the Elfstedentocht
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Rijkswaterstaat salt trucks ready to combat icy roads, 28 November 2023
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Over 855,000 kilos of salt spread on roads; Natural ice skating "a certainty" next week
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Ice skating along the windmills in Kinderdijk in 2013
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Many customers at ice skating shops due to expected freezing temperatures
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The Schaatsmolentocht, an ice skating event by the windmills in Alblasserwaard, Zuid-Holland, requiring at least 13 cm of ice. 12 Feb. 2012
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Ice skating possible on frozen meadows next week, but lakes unlikely to freeze