Romme wins another gold medal with new world record

Romme wins another gold medal with new world record

Dutch speed skater Gianni Romme displays awesome power en route to a new world record and Olympic gold in the men's 10,000 meters on Feb. 17. Romme stunned the crowd at Nagano's M-Wave indoor track by posting a time of 13 minutes, 15.33 seconds to win from Dutch teammates Bob De Jong and Rintje Ritsma.

Dutch speed skaters munch up Olympic gold

Dutch speed skaters munch up Olympic gold

Dutch speed skater Gianni Romme (C) is joined on the podium by teammates Bob de Jong (L) and Rintje Ritsma (R) after smashing the world 10,000-meter world record en route to Olympic gold on Feb. 17. De Jong took silver and Ritsma bronze to complete a Dutch sweep of the medals at Nagano's M-Wave indoor track.

Sondral powers his way to Olympic gold

Sondral powers his way to Olympic gold

Norway's Aadne Sondral punches the air in delight after capturing Olympic gold in the men's 1,500-meter speed skating on Feb. 12 in a new world record time of 1 minute, 47.87 seconds. Sondral delighted the huge crowd at Nagano's M-Wave track by smashing the old mark set by Holland's Rintje Ritsma by more than a second.

Sondral grabs gold with new world record

Sondral grabs gold with new world record

Norway's Aadne Sondral smashes the world 1,500-meter speed skating record on his way to the gold medal at Nagano Olympics on Feb. 12. Sondral lopped more than a second off Dutchman Rintje Ritsma's old mark to win in 1 minute, 47.87 seconds at the M-Wave track.

Holland's Rintje Ritsma on his way to silver medal

Holland's Rintje Ritsma on his way to silver medal

Holland's Rintje Ritsma powers his way to the silver medal in the men's 5,000 meters speed-skating event on Feb. 8.

Athletes hungry for speed-skating

Athletes hungry for speed-skating

Gold medalist in the men's 5,000-meters Olympic speed-skating, Gianni Romme of Holland (center), poses alongside runner-up Rintje Ritsma (R) and bronze medal winner Bart Veldkamp on Feb. 8.

Holland's Romme cruises to gold

Holland's Romme cruises to gold

Holland's Gianni Romme outlasts compatriot Rintje Ritsma to take the 5,000-meter speed-skating gold at the M-Wave track in Nagano on Feb. 8.