In theory, if group of skaters made a train, and worked together, hand on back, pushing from back to front, they'd be able to go faster than any one else
I was 13. It was magic. Later I saw a documentary about his revolutionary training methods. Just a wooden plank and some socks. 😊 But with the eyes of to day you can see how much the sport has developed technically.
I was 11 year old boy from Norway in 1980 and I remember how amazing Eric was at the Olympics in Lake Placid, he deserved every gold medal he won, respect!
I used to skate with him (well, he was in the fast group, I was in a slower one) on short track, and he was a college hockey star. That skillset came in handy, and he still beat his pair at the 100M mark. If 100M was an event, he might've been world champion!
Stays low, doesn’t bob his upper body, lands with knee in front of toes, long glide, builds pressure with every stride using his entire body swinging like a pendulum
This was the last race that Kramer was at his absolute best. In 2018 he still won Olympic gold at the 5K as the best 5K-rider in history, but it was a downward spiral from here on. Kramer already was suffering from back problems and beating Bergsma here was a big achievement.
