Overview
- On Sunday in Heerenveen, Jutta Leerdam placed second in the 500m behind Femke Kok, clocking 37.242 to Kok’s 36.873.
- The strong skate came two days after Leerdam crashed in the 1000m, sliding into the boards and leaving the ice in tears.
- Her place on the Netherlands’ 2026 Winter Olympic team now depends on a selection decision expected in early January.
- Teammates Femke Kok and Suzanne Schulting posted qualifying results at the trials, providing selectors with comparative performances.
- Leerdam arrived at trials off a recent World Cup 1000m win, as fiancé Jake Paul attended at Thialf while recovering from his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua.