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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: The Dutch Love Speed Skating [Watch (HLS stream): The Dutch Love Speed Skating](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/TVpUE24s.m3u8) (2:52)  _Published 2010-02-14. Sven Kramer won an Olympic gold medal for the Netherlands today - and his ecstatic fans are celebrating_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:19 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Shaun White Just Made Olympics History With His Gold Medal Winning Run](/video/HtJwvVcL/) ### Shaun White Just Made Olympics History With His Gold Medal Winning Run [All the Medals the U.S. Has Won in the 2018 Winter Olympics](/video/H8WAKh0k/) ### All the Medals the U.S. Has Won in the 2018 Winter Olympics [What's an Olympic Gold Medal Really Worth?](/video/sEwUnfk6/) ### What's an Olympic Gold Medal Really Worth? --- ## Transcript >> This is Vanessa Kaneshiro reporting for TIME. com from the Richmond Olympic Oval. Dutch speed skater, Sven Kramer, has just won gold in the 5, 000- meter men's race for the Netherlands. We talked to some of his ecstatic fans just outside the venue. >> Thank you. >> I feel very proud, excited, and I love the Canadians, and I love the ice speed skating, and I love Sven. And-- >> Now, tell me why-- >> you know why? >> Tell me why you love him. >> Because he won the 5, 000 meters speed skating. >> Yeah. >> Why did you-- >> And he beat them all. >> Why do like Sven? >> Because he's Dutch. >> And he's fast. >> And he goes fast. >> He's a good skater. >> That's it? >> Yeah. He's the best in the world. He won-- and he won the 5, 000 meters. So, he's the best of the world. >> He's such a [ unk ], and he knows he's going to win, and he's never hesitating about it. >> He is just the best skater you can have in Holland, and in the world. >> When he won, we were-- >> Down. >> All over the place. >> jumping up and down and-- >> Very excited. >> We were over- excited, and I think I left my voice in there as well. So, that explains how I felt. >> Whistles blowing, just doing everything we could. That was-- >> Yeah. >> awesome. >> I think I've been screaming the whole time. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Wooh. >> Why do the Dutch love speed skating? >> Because I think that's the only winter Olympic game we're actually good at. >> We grew up with it, and we all had to learn it ourselves and-- but we are not very good at first. >> And it's just-- it's just really a Dutch thing. >> Why do you love speed skating? >> Well, the Dutch are good at it. >> Everybody dresses in orange. >> Yeah. >> Why? >> Everyone's orange. 'Cause royal families coat from Orange. Not as in the fruit, as in the color. >> Where-- how did you-- where did you get it? >> Well, I got this in [ unk ]. I got this in Vancouver, and I got this in [ unk ]. And I put it on in Vancouver. >> It's a real hair. >> We let it grow for four months. >> Yes. Our hair [ unk ]. >> And at home, we made it orange. >> We eat only carrots. >> Yeah. >> For six months alone. Only carrots. And then, we got this. >> Yeah. >> At home, they are going crazy right now. Just-- >> I think everybody's watching on TV. And-- >> Yeah. >> Way beyond. >> Whole country is now just completely well. >> Yeah. >> And everybody will go to clubs and party. >> Did you yell? Did you scream? >> No. We're-- >> Waaah. >> Stay tuned for more videos and check out all of our Olympic coverage on TIME. com / olympics. >> Sven. >> Svenny [ unk ]. Svenny, Svenny, Svenny [ unk ]. Svenny [ unk ]. Svenny [ unk ]. 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