Awards: Finalist Gouden Loekies (dank aan de Zorg 2020)
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Damien> The cool thing is that every script is different. It’s always a new world with subjects you sometimes don’t know a lot about and this gives you the opportunity to learn something new. I always try to find angles I’d like to explore. Whenever something not so “fancy” comes in, I still try to challenge myself to look for anything interesting.
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Speed skating season ends with seven world titles for the Dutch
Irene Schouten hugs a team mate after her win. Photo: Koen van Weel ANP
Dutch speed skaters took seven of the 14 gold medals at this year’s World Championships in Heerenveen, ending a compressed season which took place at the Thialf stadium over four weeks.
The International Skating Union decided last year to stage all the events in Heerenveen to form a bubble for skaters and officials in the international competitions.
In the final of the four events, Irene Schouten took gold in the 5 km – a first for a Dutch woman – while Antoinette de Jong won gold in the 3km. In the men’s event Kai Verbij took the 1,000 metre title and Thomas Krol the 1,500 metres.