Final B to win: get Bronze medal
Netherland !! record world level 4;03:41
Unique medal for Ter Mors
The Orange ladies jumped for joy when the referees’ verdict came after the Final A. They were the first team in who won a relay medal in Short Track after starting in the Final B. “After we watched the A final, and it was really crazy, we were just so nervous and we wait for the call and it was like two penalties,"
Schulting
said.
Netherlands took an early lead in the Final B. Hungary were in their back for the entire race, but never managed to overtake. Jorien ter Mors , Yara van Kerkhof , Lara van Ruijven and Suzanne Schulting never gave way. Ter Mors set Schulting up for a fast final two laps and she kept the doors closed for Hungary to finish in a world record time of 4:03.471.
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"Now everyone saw, we deserved it,” Van Ruijven said. “And I think that was our main goal today, that we skate the B final as fast as we can and now we skated the world record and we showed we really deserved the bronze medal."
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