Lim Hyo Jun offers the best performance by a man at the World championships since Kwak Yoon Gy in 2012 and Suzanne Schulting puts the icing on the cake of a path to glory that started eighteen months ago.

Lim Hyo Jun offers the best performance by a man at the World championships since Kwak Yoon Gy in 2012 and Suzanne Schulting puts the icing on the cake of a path to glory that started eighteen months ago.

By Carl Savard

The fans were granted with the strongest 1000m final possible on the women’s side of the board as Choi Min Jeong, Suzanne Schulting, Kim Boutin , Kim Ji Yoo and Sofia Prosvirnova had to fight each other for the title on the distance but also for major points in the overall ranking. The race started with a pretty fast pace and with just a few laps to go, it became pretty clear that Suzanne Schulting wanted to keep her title of. The Dutch star won the race in a decisive manner. With a strong come back, Choi Min Jeong (2nd) was able to take advantage of the fact that Boutin (3rd) fought Schulting for a few laps and was able to beat her at the finish line.

In the 3000m, all eyes were on Schulting, Choi and Boutin and the ladies sure delivered. Schulting’s teammate Lara van Ruijven played the cat and mouse game for a few laps to gather some points but it was hard not to stay focus on Schulting and Choi who were glued to one another all through the race. The Queen of the 1000m is now Queen of the world as the 21-year-old crossed the finish line in first place to become the 1st Dutch woman in the history of the sport to become world champion.

A great finish to a journey that began last season when Schulting’s results started being more consistent.

Last year’s winner Choi Min Jeong finished 2nd while Canada’s Kim Boutin finished 3rd. Finishing 4th, Lara van Ruijven misses the podium but nobody will ever erased the fact that she is the first ever female Dutch skater to win a gold medal at the world championships. A great finish to a great season for van Ruijven.





In the 3000m relay, things seemed to be going well for the Netherlands until Suzanne Schulting fell close to the end of the race. Korea wins the title on the distance, while Russia finishes 2nd and Canada 3rd.