Thomas Krol of the Netherlands celebrates after the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Olympic debutant Thomas Krol of the Netherlands grabbed a gold in the men's 1,000m speed skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics here on Friday.
The 29-year-old Dutch clocked a winning time of one minute and 7.92 seconds. Canada's Laurent Dubreuil seized the silver in 1:08.32, while Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen of Norway took bronze in 1:08.48.
Gold medalist Thomas Krol (C) of the Netherlands, silver medalist Laurent Dubreuil (L) of Canada and bronze medalist Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen of Norway attend the flower ceremony after the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Thomas Krol of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Thomas Krol of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Laurent Dubreuil of Canada competes during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Laurent Dubreuil of Canada reacts during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen of Norway competes during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Bronze medalist Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen of Norway attends the flower ceremony after the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
22-year-old Chinese skater Ning Zhongyan finished fifth in 1:08.60.
Ning Zhongyan of China reacts during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
China's Ning Zhongyan interacts with his coach Wang Xiuli after the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
