Irene Schouten in the mass start
Given the succes Irene Schouten had in Marathon skating, winning 7 years after each other the national title, it is not surprising that she could also be succesful in the mass start during the worls championships and the Olympic games. Here we show her incredible force to win the gold medal during the Olympic games competing with Blondin on the last meters. At the last meters she was still able to increase her speed to beat her strongest competitor Ivanie Blondin. .
soThis year, 2022 was her best year because she not only won gold on the mass start but she also won gold on the individual distances 3000m and the 5000m.
After tthat succesful year she went to relax to Columbia, the land of inline skating. There she skated with her Columbian inline colleagues. Of this holiday there is a nice ant interesting that I included the video in this story.
After tthat succesful year she went to relax to Columbia, the land of inline skating. There she skated with her Columbian inline colleagues. Of this holiday there is a nice ant interesting that I included the video in this story.
The next year during the world championships in The Netherlands, she had less success. She tried to win the mass start by skating away from the group immediately but that did not work out. But 0n the last distance, the 5000m, she showed how good she was by skating a new word record in a fantastic way. Even her trainer Adema had tears in his eyes by what he had seen and could hardly believe what he saw.
The race was so impressive that I show this one as well.
The race was so impressive that I show this one as well.
Given these results and the results she obtained in Marathon skating and in the Open Dutch championship on inline skates she is at the moment without doubt the best alround female speed skater in the world