PHOTOS: Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics- Men’s Speed Skating 5000m
February 8, 2014
South Korean speed skaters participate in a training session at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526781914 )
Patrick Meek of the United States competes during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 467795879 )
Jan Blokhuijsen (L) of the Netherlands and Bart Swings of Belgium compete during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 467810007 )
Netherlands' gold medalist Sven Kramer (C), Netherlands' silver medalist Jan Blokhuijsen and Netherlands' bronze medalist Jorrit Bergsma (R) pose on the podium during the flower ceremony after in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (JEJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526790521 )
Netherlands' Jorrit Bergsma reacts after the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526790115 )
South Korea's Kim Cheol-Min competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526786896 )
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands skates on his way to a new Olympic record in the men's 5,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Netherland's Sven Kramer, one of the most decorated speed skaters in history, won the gold in Vancouver. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ( Sochi Olympics Speedskating Men )
Russia's Ivan Skobrev competes in the Men's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speed Skating Men )
Andrea Giovannini (L) of Italy and Ewan Fernandez of France compete during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ( 467796415 )
France's Ewen Fernandez competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526786684 )
Russia's Aleksandr Rumyantsev removes his glasses after competing in the Men's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speed Skating Men )
A fan enjoys the atmosphere ahead of the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ( 467792195 )
Fans cheer during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) ( 467849517 )
Italy's Andrea Giovannini shakes hands with his coach after competing in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526786429 )
Poland's Jan Szymanski competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526786316 )
Germany's Patrick Beckert competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. Speed skater Sven Kramer retained his Olympic 5,000m title at the Sochi Games on Saturday, destroying the field to win by nearly five seconds as the Netherlands swept the podium. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526789931 )
Germany's Alexej Baumgaertner competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526787005 )
A picture taken with a robotic camera shows Netherlands' Jorrit Bergsma competing in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526789231 )
Mathieu Giroux of Canada competes during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ( 467796195 )
Aleksandr Rumyantsev of Russia dashes during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 467805615 )
Mathieu Giroux (L)of Canada and Jan Szymanski of Poland compete during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 467796119 )
Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Babenko competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526788402 )
France's Ewen Fernandez competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526786384 )
A picture taken with a robotic camera shows Italy's Andrea Giovannini competing in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526786405 )
France's Ewen Fernandez competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526786690 )
Russia's Denis Yuskov competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526787788 )
Russia's Ivan Skobrev competes in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526788160 )
A picture taken with a robotic camera shows Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Babenko competing in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526788494 )
Patrick Meek (L) of the United States competes during the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 467804109 )
A fan cheers during the Men's 5000m speed skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) ( Sochi Olympics Speed Skating Men )
Sven Kramer (L) of the Netherlands and Jonathan Kuck of the United States shake hands before competing the Men's 5000m Speed Skating event during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) ( 467810341 )
Netherlands' gold medalist Sven Kramer poses on the podium during the flower ceremony after in the Men's Speed Skating 5000m at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 8, 2014. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526790343 )
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