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RICHMOND, BC - MARCH 15: Sven Kramer leads Carl Verheijen and Wouter Olde Heuvel of the Netherlands as they skate to first place and the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit at the ISU World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval on March 15, 2009 in R...

First place Sven Kramer (C) of the Netherlands is flanked by second place Havard Bokko (L) of Norway and team mate Bob de Jong in third following the men's 10,000m during the World Cup Single Distance Speed Skating Championships Richmond, British Columbia March 14, 2009.

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First place finisher Sven Kramer, center, of the Netherlands, stands on the podium with second place finisher Havard Bokko, left, of Norway, and third place finisher Bob de Jong, right, of the Netherlands, following the men's 10,000-meter event at the ISU World Single Distance Speedskat...

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RICHMOND, CANADA - MARCH 14: Sven Kramer of The Netherlands skates to first place to win the gold medal in the Men's 10000m at the ISU World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval on March 14, 2009 in Richmond, Canada.

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RICHMOND, CANADA - MARCH 14: Sven Kramer of The Netherlands leaves the start as he went on to finish first and win the gold medal in the Men's 10000m at the ISU World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval on March 14, 2009 in Richmond, Canada.

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RICHMOND, CANADA - MARCH 14: Sven Kramer of The Netherlands celebrates after the finish as he won the gold medal in the Men's 10000m at the ISU World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval on March 14, 2009 in Richmond, Canada.

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RICHMOND, CANADA - MARCH 14: Sven Kramer of The Netherlands skates to first place to win the gold medal in the Men's 10000m at the ISU World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval on March 14, 2009 in Richmond, Canada.

Sven Kramer (L) of the Netherlands skates against Havard Bokko in the Men's 5,000 meter draw during the ISU World Cup Speed Skating finals at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah March 7, 2009. Sven took first place in the event and overall for the season.

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Winner Sven Kramer, center, of the Netherlands, is flanked by second-place finisher Havard Bokko, left, and third-place finisher Carl Verheijen, also of the Netherlands, in the awards ceremony for the men's 5000-meter draw at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating finals in the Olympic Oval in...

First-placed Sven Kramer (C) of the Netherlands, second-placed Haavard Boekko (L) of Norway and third-placed Enrico Fabris of Italy pose after the men's 5000 metres race at the World All Round Speed Skating Championships in Hamar, Norway, February 7, 2009.

Sven Kramer (C) and Wouter Olde Heuvel (R) from the Netherlands pose with Norway's Havard Bokko after the medal ceremony at the European allround speed skating championships in the Thialf ice stadium in Heerenveen January 11 2009.

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New European champions allround Claudia Pechstein of Germany, left, and Sven Kramer of the Netherlands, right, react during the prize giving ceremony at the Allround European Championships Speedskating at Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009.

Sven Kramer (R) from the Netherlands celebrates during the European allround speed skating championship in the Thialf icestadium in Heerenveen, January 11, 2009.

Sven Kramer (R) from the Netherlands celebrates during the European allround speed skating championship in the Thialf icestadium in Heerenveen, January 11, 2009.

Sven Kramer (L) from The Netherlands and Germany's Claudia Pechstein celebrate during the European allround speed skating championship in the Thialf icestadium in Heerenveen January 11, 2009.

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Sven Kramer (L) from the Netherlands and German Claudia Pechtstein celebrate their victories during the last day of the European Allround Speed Skating championships in Heerenveen, on January 11, 2009.

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Sven Kramer of Netherlands competes in the 10 kilometre race during the last day of the European Allround Speed Skating championships in Heerenveen, on January 11, 2009.

Sven Kramer (L) and Wouter Olde Heuvel from the Netherlands react after the 1500m race during the European Speed Skating Championships for men in the Thialf ice stadium in Heerenveen January 10, 2009.

Sven Kramer (L) and Wouter Olde Heuvel from the Netherlands reacts after the 1500m race during the European Speed Skating Championships for men in the Thialf ice stadium in Heerenveen January 10, 2009.

The Netherlands' Sven Kramer, Carl Verheijen and Wouter Olde Heuvel (L-R) celebrate their win in the men's pursuit during the World Cup Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Richmond, British Columbia March 15, 2009.

Netherland's Sven Kramer celebrates his win in the mens' 10,000-metre during the World Cup Single Distance Speed Skating Championships Richmond, British Columbia March 14, 2009.

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Sven Kramer, of the Netherlands, skates to a first place finish in the men's 10,000-meter event at the ISU World Single Distance Speedskating Championships in Richmond, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

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Sven Kramer, of the Netherlands, celebrate his first-place finish in the men's 10,000m event at the ISU World Single Distance Speedskating Championships in Richmond, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

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Sven Kramer, of the Netherlands, celebrate his first place finish in the men's 10,000-meter event at the ISU World Single Distance Speedskating Championships in Richmond, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

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Sven Kramer, of the Netherlands, skates to a first place finish in the men's 10,000-meter event at the ISU World Single Distance Speedskating Championships in Richmond, British Columbia, on Saturday, March 14, 2009.