Korea's Lee Seung-Hoon won the men's 10,000m after Dutchman Sven Kramer was disqualified for a lane violation. Kramer, who won the 5,000m title, was quickest by more than four seconds, but was thrown out after he skated on the inner lane instead of the outer lane. That gave the title to 5,000m silver medallist Lee, 21, in a new Olympic record of 12 minutes 58.55 seconds. Russia's Ivan Skobrev was promoted to silver and the Netherlands' defending champion Bob de Jong won the bronze. When Dutch coach Gerard Kemkers told him the news after he crossed the finish line in what would have been a new Olympic record time of 12:54.50, he threw away his sunglasses. Kramer said after a miscommunication with his coach caused him to change lanes at the wrong time"I wanted to go on the outer lane then just before the cone Gerard shouted 'inner lane"‘I'm really happy that I'm one of the first Asian skaters to win this race,’ said Lee. ‘I don't think I will be able to sleep now that I have the gold medal.’
My opinion
I am very sorry for Kramer that he missed his second gold medal, after winning the 5000 meters. I watched the race life on the television at home and I was very disappointed. He skated very well during his race and because of miscommunication with his coach Gerard Kemkers he took the wrong lane. After finishing he heard of the mistake he made, and he was very furious. The only positive thing about this was Bob de Jong’s bronze medal, otherwise he was on the fourth place. It’s good for Lee that he is the first Asian skater who wins a gold medal on the 10,000 meters.
