World Games 2017 - Speed Skating - Final - Men 15.000M ELIMINATION 

Damn that little Frenchman owes that big ass German a beer for all that draft time back there.

That first move by the German and the Frenchman was epic af and I didn’t even know this sport existed.

"What on earth you guys doing? It's a fifteen thousand meter, elimination race. Is nobody told you?" The commentator is awesome

I was supposed to only watch 20 seconds of this..... ended up watching the whole thing

I can’t believe I actually watched all 20+ min of that race

One of interesting findings during Covid19 lockdown.

Hahahaha "Let's just get one lap in front so I can REALLY relax for the rest of the race."

French dude inhales the german dudes farts for 100 laps then blows past him on the last lap using the fart energy that he collected. What a move.

can they please add this sport to the summer Olympics? i would totally watch this

omg... im 3 minutes in and it just hit me... (watching this sport for the first time) ... if they catch up to the rest of the pack, they can slipstream a lap ahead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mind blown

Watching this as a road cyclist is fascinating. We use similar tactics, and in pro races there's always someone who attacks from the first kilometer like these guys did, though the difference is over 99% of the time they're doomed to get caught since the teams in the group behind work to bring them back at the last possible minute. I was on the edge of my seat the whole 20 minutes, rooting for the breakaway wondering when they would eventually get caught, but was delighted to see them stay away. These two guys are ahead of the game for sure.

its a genius tactic, if you get the sprint on at the start and lap them, even if you use alot of energy its good. because ot means that for someone else to beat you they are going to have to have a go at it and get that lap back halfway or at the end of the race, its much easier to get the sprint on at the start and just hang in for the rest than sprint at the end and hang on at the start

"i don't know what he's up to, but i don't like it"

The German gave me a Lesson in real life. Why not go for the advantage if you can.

Coach : Hang in there till the last few rounds left and then go for the medal. Those 2 Guys : I am gonna ruin career of every coach.

Such a tactical performance by the Frenchman, he certainly understood his win condition and raced very intelligently.

Big credits for silver medalist

That race was for third place!

the way they sway from side to side is actually quite soothing

As a city skater I am honestly in awe at the stamina these guys have! Big respect for the top two!

That's a lovely example of a Genius guy and a Wise Guy.

In case anyone doesn't know, generally in these races, when a skater laps the pack, every skater except the top 3 positions are eliminated. It is VERY rare that you see someone lap the pack at this level.

“Nice and tucked in behind the big German” lmao broooo

Never would I have thought I'd find 20 guys skating around in a circle this intriguing.

Speaker guy is funny, probably why I kept watching after 7 minuets

+1 The gold medal goes to France, all the respect goes to Rijhnen!

25min race is just to decide who is the 3rd place.. lol

I've never owned a pair of skates and yet I approve of this RU-vid recommendation. Watched it from start to finish and I was rooting for the 2 brave guys the whole time.

I have no problem watching this in the Olympics.

I was checking this out to see what the sport was like, thought it was a little boring at first to be honest. However once that German guy went on and the french guy. You just had to watch the whole thing, see if they make it or if they win! Props to RIJNHEN (GER) for starting the trend and DE SOUZA following up on it, De Souza was smaller and played it smart so he rested better, though again Rijinhen kept up the whole performance and wasn't slip streaming behind someone and meeting the full wind resistance with a slightly bigger body size. The Narrator was great here, keeping the game entertaining and like us very fixated on De Souza and Rijnhen if they could win. Though they played it risky, they took a chance and made the sport interesting for us. I wonder if most other World games are this interesting with risk or rather just played tactically with little interest. Regardless, I didn't know this sport was really 15KMs until I saw how much laps they were doing. For the guys who also went out by or before the elimination, this is a fucking tough sport.

this is a great sport i never even knew existed. These too are actual athletes. The conditioning you need to have to be able to do this is insane

I dont know why the algorithm brought me here, but I'm glad it did.

I almost changed the video. The german taking the lead like that had me stuck in my chair watching the entire race. I could feel their exhaustion. Good work gentlemen.

Does anyone know who the narrator is? He is kind of really entertaining.

Did i search for this? No. Did I still watch the whole video ? Yes.

No matter what sport, there is something very inspiring about watching someone do something passionately at a high level

why am I watching nascar rollerblading?

Wow 15km in 23mins; that's my car speed going to work.

Everything fell perfectly tactically for de SOUZA. It was cool seeing the mutual dependency and teamwork they built over the race also

Never thought I'd watch this. Now I'm 12 videos in and I can't stop. Help

Why was this so entertaining

Commentary was on point, made me watch all 20 mins of it, and i dont even skate

This was so satisfying to watch. I've always wanted to see this happen on a short track race, and it worked out exactly like I wanted it to.

I've been following de Souza for 20 minutes! Been a huge fan ever since. I'm glad he finally got a win!

LOLOL what a brilliant racing strategy AHAAHA I'm actually in awe

How unlike the french that was to hide behind a german right until the very end

me and the boys sneaking out of school: 0:44

Love how Rijnhen made an insane move and De Souza just jumped on and they became best friends

My new favourite sport

The gold medal goes to France, all the respect goes to Rijhnen!

Sneaky little Frenchman

This was a joy to watch. Marvelous piece of tactics und guts by Rijnhen and de Souza. They deserved their medals no matter what order they finished in.

Wow. Didn't realise this sport was so tactical

That was surprisingly entertaining!

This sport far more interesting than others in the Olympics

Whose here in 2020? And they had the lead since lap 70 that’s gooddddddd

That was awesome! Definitely something to consider for long races.

What a race!!!!

I can't believe my self that I searched for it for the second time. And still watch the whole video it still amaze me. Wow.

Love this race, still watch it from time to time

Guy announcing had me hooked. Great race!

That was a good race I felt like F.Rijnhen - GER deserved to win that race

I’ve watched this video 5 times and it honestly only gets more entertaining

Never watched speed skating before. That was awesome! Cheers!

Wow, that was intense! Cardio levels off the charts! Great strategy from the German and Frenchman!

Nobody: RU-vid: watch 23 minutes of rollerblading from the 2017 world finals Me: I didn't even know this sport existed Also me but 23 minutes later: damn that was some intense rollerblading

I've never even heard of this before and saw the video till the end!! So cool 😀

Not sure why RU-vid recommended this to me but I'm glad it did! Watched the full race. ADDICTED 🏁

I would do the same as the German and French when running track, I always found it easier to make a lap gap when I had the energy rather then trying to take the win when tired.

It's 3 am and I just found out this was a sport half an hour ago and I watched this whole thing. I need help dear lord

That's the best commentary I've seen on speed skating.

Great race, daring moves, and excellent commentary!

I didn’t know this was a thing && I can’t believe I sat here and watched this whole video.

Souza played this masterfully. Bravo.

What a great commentator and kudos to all the racers. Excellent show!

This is doped, you cant stop watching till the end!

What if the person in front farted? Slip stream!!

I should be in my bed..

P. Michael earned 3rd and some high praise for holding the front of the slip stream as many times as he did while still achieving his placement in the end. Respect.

That was so unexpectedly captivating. Knowing the German and Frenchman had a huge lead and expecting them to keep it, but wanting to watch every second because of the ebbing and waning of the action. 10/10 algorithm recommendation

Swings doing ALL the work unbelievable

Big respect Rijnhen ! DeSouza won though.

Outstanding race! Speedskatings a pioneer in inline racing. Creator.

As a track runner, this looks so chill and I love it!

That can't feel good on the back

this is one of the few times i have no idea what's supposed to be happening and yet still enjoying it, i swear too the german and frenchman will be much more widely remembered from this lol

Watching this in 2020 and I remember the famous Roller Games back in the 70's and 80's between LA T-Birds and Chicago Hawks.

Thank God found a sport that catches my eyes with fairness respect devotion and no cheating

I'm here because of a broom

Amei demais meu parabéns. 👏👏

Best tactics ever. Once executed and your one lap ahead, there's no worrying any more!

2 hours left to the exam :D

I should be studying 😂😂

What an absolutely entertaining commentator. I loved the descriptions that he used: too many to mention: 12:35 - "Hello, here we go; they've turned on the after burners again."

Most hilarious match I've seen in a while

Would be cool to watch this on a road course with left and right turns :)

MERCI

pure class act, great to see this sport alive and well

Yet another niche sport that pop up in my feed, that I´ll watch once :)

Wow this was amazing Go sweden!