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Did you know that the heroes of TeamNL have won three gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Paralympics in South Korea?

With a total of seven medals this was the most succesful Paralympics for the Netherlands ever!

PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics

• 9-18 March 2018 in South-Korea
• Nine Dutch athletes in two sports: para-Alpine skiing and para-snowboarding
• Three out of the nine Dutch athletes are reigning world champions
• The Winter Paralympics includes six sports: Alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice hockey and wheelchair curling
• 670 athletes compete in a total of 80 medal events

TeamNL Paralympic Winter Games

Linda van Impelen (1985) from Mierlo
Anna Jochemsen (1985) from Utrecht
Bibian Mentel (1972) from Loosdrecht
Lisa Bunschoten (1995) from Utrecht
Renske van Beek (1989) from The Hague
Jeroen Kampschreur (1999) from Leiderdorp
Niels de Langen (1998) from Arnhem
Jeffrey Stuut (1995) from Enkhuizen
Chris Vos (1998) from Noord-Beemster

Medal count for TeamNL

Gold medals (3x)
• Bibian Mentel – snowboarding (Women’s snowboard cross)
• Bibian Mentel – snowboarding (Women’s banked slalom)
• Jeroen Kampschreur – Alpine skiing (Men’s super combined (sitting))

Silver medals (3x)
• Lisa Bunschoten – snowboarding (Women’s snowboard cross)
• Chris Vos – snowboarding (Men’s snowboard cross)
• Linda van Impelen – Alpine skiing (Women’s giant slalom)

Bronze medal (1x)
• Lisa Bunschoten – snowboarding (Women’s banked slalom)

She came to South Korea with limited training and pulled off two gold medals

Flag bearer Bibian Mentel won two gold metals in the snowboard cross and banked slalom events, only ten weeks after having had a vertebra replaced with a titanium frame, after a cancerous tumour was discovered in her neck.

The 45-year old Bibian said: “Anything is possible if you set your mind to it and just get the best of yourself”. Bibian has been treated against cancer nine times. In 2016 she was told she was terminal but after switching hospitals and receiving advanced treatment she pulled through.

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Did you know that Dutch master chef Piet Brink is making over 22,000 bitterballs in Pyeonchang during the Winter Olympics? That’s around 1,100 to 1,200 crunchy meatballs per day!

Bitterballs shopping list

Because exporting the deep fried meatballs to South Korea turned out to be too time-consuming and complicated due to strict regulations, it was decided to produce bitterballs from scratch, right on the spot with local ingredients. For 22,000 bitterballs this includes: 120kg beef, 250kg breadcrumbs, 100kg flour, 60kg vegetables and about a thousand eggs.

This is not the first time for chef Piet Brink to present his skills at the Olympics. In 2014 he also made the famous Dutch meatballs by hand at the Holland Heineken House in Sochi. Piet Brinks: “With bitterballs we want to give the Olympic athletes and their fans the feeling of being at home”.

Creativity in the kitchen

The master chef from North Holland has done research on the available ingredients in South Korea, and he learned from experience in Russia. When he ran out of breadcrumbs, he went to a local supermarket in Sochi and asked the butcher if he could buy all his breadcrumbs. Piet Brinks: “This got out of hand and security was called. So then I bought all the available croutons, grounded it and made bitterballs with it”.

Guiness World Record

Despite making so many bitterballs in a relatively short time, this is not an official attempt to set a Guinness World Record. Piet Brinks already set a record in 2007 by making the world’s largest kroket, weighing 225kg.

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]]> Dutch ice skating champ Ireen Wüst https://heavenly-holland.com/ireen-wust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ireen-wust Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:26:50 +0000 https://heavenly-holland.com/?p=3521 The post Dutch ice skating champ Ireen Wüst appeared first on Heavenly Holland.

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Did you know that speed skating champ Ireen Wüst is the youngest Dutch Winter Olympic medalist in history?

At the age of 19 she won gold in the 3,000m race in Turin in 2006. She also took home the bronze medal in the 1,500m race in at the same Winter Olympics.

Ireen Wüst: the speed skating Queen of the Netherlands

  • born 1 April 1986 in Goirle, North Brabant
  • the most successful athlete of the Netherlands ever at the Olympics (5x gold, 4x silver and 1x bronze)
  • she also holds titles as a world all-round champion (6x), European all-round champion (5x) and world single distance champion (12x)
  • the Winter Olympics in South Korea are her fourth Olympics (after Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014)
  • named Sportswoman of the Year 2014 by Reuters
  • Ireen is openly gay and her partner Letitia de Jong is also a competitive speed skater
  • the 400m indoor ice rink in Tilburg is named after Ireen Wüst

 

photo: ANP

Personal records Ireen Wüst

  • 500m | time: 38.44 | February 2007 | Heerenveen, NL
  • 1,000m | time: 1:13.33 | November 2013 | Salt Lake City, USA
  • 1,500m | time: 1:52.08 | November 2013 | Salt Lake City, USA
  • 3,000m | time: 3:58.01 | February 2011 | Calgary, Canada
  • 5,000m | time: 6:54.28 | February 2014 | Sochi, Russia
  • team pursuit | time: 2:56.02 | November 2013 | Salt Lake City, USA

Ireen Wüst winning Olympic gold at the age of 19

 

 

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]]> Dutch highlights of Olympics day 1 https://heavenly-holland.com/pyeonchang-day1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pyeonchang-day1 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 19:55:53 +0000 https://heavenly-holland.com/?p=3562 The post Dutch highlights of Olympics day 1 appeared first on Heavenly Holland.

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The day after the opening of the Winter Olympics 2018 the Netherlands is second in the country medal ranking. TeamNL thrived in speed skating with four medals: 1x gold, 2x silver and 1x bronze.

Dutch one-two-three

In the women’s 3,000m speed skating it was gold, silver and bronze for the Netherlands. Outsider Carlijn Achtereeke took the first place, after Ireen Wüst (silver) and Antoinette de Jong (bronze). This is Carlijn’s first Olympic medal.

Women’s 3,000m
Carlijn Achtereekte 3:59.21 
Ireen Wüst +0.08
Antoinette de Jong +0.81

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Silver for Sjinkie

Speed skater Sjinkie Knegt from Friesland won silver at the men’s 1,500m. He was beat by Hyojun Lim (South Korea), who set an Olympic Record of 2.10.485.

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Sorry Mr President

This is what happens when Dutch speed skating ladies sweep the podium.

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Selfie time for the King and Queen

After a two day working visit to China, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima continued their Asian tour to South Korea. In between cheering for TeamNL they have time to make selfies to send to their daughters Amalia (14), Alexia (12) and Ariane (10) back home.

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Celebration in Carlijn Achtereekte’s hometown Lettele

Speed skater Carlijn Achtereekte surprised everybody by winning gold at the women’s 3,000m. In her hometown Lettele (population: 600) near Deventer neighbours raised the Dutch flag to celebrate her victory. When Carlijn returns home after the Winter Games she will await a frantic tribute.

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Did you know that the Holland Heineken House is the home away from home for Dutch athletes and fans in Pyeongchang?

Staged at the LaKai Sandpine resort near Gangneung for the duration of the Winter Games, fans and media will be able to mingle with Dutch athletes at the Holland Heineken House (HHH).

Did you know that the Holland Heineken House is the home away from home for Dutch athletes and fans in Pyeongchang?
the Holland Eight rowing champs | photo: Holland Heineken House

Celebrate legendary orange moments

All TeamNL matches will be shown on large screens at the venue. You can watch sports, relax, have a drink and enjoy a wide range of Korean and Dutch dishes and snacks.

Entertainment inside the HHH will include performances by top DJs and artists from the Netherlands, including André Hazes jr, Van Velzen and Di-rect.

Every Dutch Olympic medal winner will come to the HHH to celebrate their achievements in the Medal Celebration Hall.

14th edition of Holland Heineken House

The Dutch Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF) and main sponsor Heineken have been organizing the HHH since the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992. Eversince it has grown into the largest national house at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Pyeonchang 2018 is the 14th consecutive Olympic Games where a Holland Heineken House has opened its doors to Dutch and international guests.

Previous editions of the Holland Heineken House: Barcelona (1992), Lillehammer (1994), Atlanta (1996), Nagano (1998), Sydney (2000), Salt Lake City (2002), Athens (2004), Turin (2006), Beiijng (2008), Vancouver (2010), London (2012), Sochi (2014) and Rio de Janeiro (2016).

Did you know that the Holland Heineken House is the home away from home for Dutch athletes and fans in Pyeongchang?
photo: Holland Heineken House

Location of the Holland Heineken House

The HHH in Pyeonchang covers about 1,700m² and offers space to i.a. a fan zone, sports room and press center. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung, just a few kilometers away from the Olympic ice rink. This location makes a lot of sense when you know that all 24 of TeamNL’s medals from Sochi came from ice skating.

Address
536, Haean-Ro, Gangneung-si Gangwon-do 25460, South Korea
www.hollandheinekenhouse.nl/en

Opening hours
9 February: from 18.00 until 01.00am
10-25 February: from 15.00 until 01.00am

Admission fee
€12.50 per day
€10.00 per day if you visit for more than four days

Did you know that the Holland Heineken House is the home away from home for Dutch athletes and fans in Pyeongchang?
medalist Anna van der Breggen | photo: AP

Alternative if you’re not going to Korea

For the first time in the history of the Holland Heineken House all supporters staying behind in the Netherlands can also enjoy the atmosphere of the HHH at ‘Holland Heineken Thuis’ in Amsterdam. Everybody is welcome to view the Winter Games on the big screen, enjoy Dutch and Korean snacks and celebrate the Dutch achievements.

Location: Grand Café De Heineken Hoek, Leidseplein, Amsterdam
Opening hours: 9-25 February from 10am until late
Admission: free

Location of Holland Heineken Thuis in Amsterdam

Holland Heineken House aftermovie 2016 Rio de Janeiro

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Did you know that TeamNL kicks serious ass in speed skating at the Olympics?

During the last Winter Olympics in Sochi the Netherlands won 24 medals in total: 23 in long-track speed skating and one in short-track speed skating. These were the most successful Winter Olympics for the Dutch ever.

Did you know that Team NL kicks serious ass in speed skating at the Olympics?Team NL at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia

7-23 February 2014

  • 41 Dutch athletes participated in long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, bobsleigh and snowboarding.
  • TeamNL won 24 medals: 8x gold, 7x silver and 9x bronze. This is a Dutch record for the Winter Olympics. The previous record stood at 11 medals  (1998 Nagano, Japan).
  • Out of the 36 Olympic medals up for grabs for long-track speed skaters, the Dutch won no less than 23 medals.
  • The Netherlands is the first country to achieve four clean sweeps at the same Winter Olympics. At the events for men’s 500m, men’s 5,000m, men’s 10,000m and in the women’s 1,500m the podiums turned all orange.
  • Speed skater Jorien ter Mors competed in both short-track and long-track speed skating. She is the first Dutch athlete to compete in two different disciplines.

 

Did you know that Team NL kicks serious ass in speed skating at the Olympics? During the last Winter Olympics in Sochi the Netherlands won 24 medals in total: 23 in long-track speed skating and one in short-track speed skating.
from left to right: Ireen Wüst (silver), Jorien ter Mors (gold) and Lotte van Beek (bronze) after the women’s 1,500m race | photo: AP

Dutch skating medalists at the Winter Olympics 2014

Gold 8 medals
Women’s team pursuit: Ireen Wüst, Jorien ter Mors, Marrit Leenstra and Lotte van Beek
Men’s team pursuit: Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij
Jorrit Bergsma: 10,000m
Jorien ter Mors, 1,500m
Stefan Groothuis: 1,000m
Michel Mulder: 500m
Ireen Wüst: 3,000m
Sven Kramer: 5,000m

Silver 7 medals
Ireen Wüst: 5,000m
Sven Kramer: 10,000m
Ireen Wüst: 1,500m
Koen Verweij: 1,500m
Ireen Wüst: 1,000m
Jan Smeekens: 500m
Jan Blokhuijsen: 5,000m

Bronze 9 medals
Carien Kleibeuker: 5,000m
Bob de Jong: 10,000m
Lotte van Beek: 1,500m
Sjinkie Knegt: 1,000m
Margot Boer: 1,000m
Michel Mulder: 1,000m
Margot Boer: 500m
Ronald Mulder: 500m
Jorrit Bergsma: 5,000m

 

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]]> Dutch medal count for the Winter Olympics https://heavenly-holland.com/winter-olympics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winter-olympics Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:30:57 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1711 Did you know that the Netherlands has won 37 gold medals, 38 silver and 35 bronze medals over the history of the modern Winter Olympics? That is a total of 110 medals!

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]]> Team NL brings home 19 Olympic medals from Rio https://heavenly-holland.com/olympic-medals-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olympic-medals-2016 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:13:14 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1734 Did you know that Team NL brought home 8 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 4 bronze medals from Rio de Janeiro? Gold medals Anna van der Breggen (cycling) Maaike Head and Ilse Paulis (rowing) Ellis Ligtlee (cycling) Dorian van Rijsselberghe (sailing) Sharon van Rouwendaal (swimming) Sanne Wevers (gymnastics) Ferry Weertman (swimming) Marit Bouwmeester (sailing) […]

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Gold medals
Anna van der Breggen (cycling)
Maaike Head and Ilse Paulis (rowing)
Ellis Ligtlee (cycling)
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (sailing)
Sharon van Rouwendaal (swimming)
Sanne Wevers (gymnastics)
Ferry Weertman (swimming)
Marit Bouwmeester (sailing)

Silver medals
Tom Dumoulin (cycling)
Chantal Achterberg, Nicole Beukers, Inge Janssen and Carline Bouw (rowing)
Matthijs Büchli (cycling)
Dafne Schippers (athletics)
Jelle van Gorkom (cycling)
Women’s National Field Hockey Team (hockey)
Nouchka Fontijn (boxing)

Bronze medals
Anicka van Emden (judo)
Anna van der Breggen (cycling)
Men’s Eight Rowing Team (rowing)
Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen (volleyball)

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]]> The very first Dutch individual gold medal at the Olympics https://heavenly-holland.com/first-dutch-olympic-medal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-dutch-olympic-medal Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:44:33 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1723 Did you know that the first Dutch individual gold medal at the Olympics was earned by Maurice Peeters (1882-1957)? The track cyclist won the gold medal in the men’s 1000 meters sprint at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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]]> Did you know that the first Dutch individual gold medal at the Olympics was earned by Maurice Peeters (1882-1957)?

The track cyclist won the gold medal in the men’s 1000 meters sprint at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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]]> Olympic medals for the Netherlands https://heavenly-holland.com/olympic-medals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olympic-medals Sun, 07 Aug 2016 18:49:30 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1696 Did you know that the Netherlands has won 77 gold medals, 85 silver and 104 bronze medals over the history of the modern Summer Olympics? That is a total of 266 medals!

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2016 Rio Olympics
photo: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

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