Overview
- Jenning de Boo clinched the Netherlands’ 500 meters ticket in Heerenveen with a best time of 33.96 across two races.
- Stijn van de Bunt claimed the 5,000 meters in 6:09.30 to book an Olympic start for Milan after a preseason bicycle crash left him hospitalized.
- Merijn Scheperkamp placed fifth on the 500 meters in 34.63 and now needs a top‑three finish in the 1,000 meters to make the team.
- At the OKT the 500 meters was skated twice with the best time counting, and only the winner is guaranteed selection while the next places remain conditional.
- The Olympic 500 meters in Milan will be contested once, so selection times and tactics at the OKT do not mirror the Games format.