The Dutch men’s speed skating team failed to pick up any medals in the 1,000m event at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, despite high hopes of at least one.

Gold was won by the American favourite for the race Shani Davis. Dutch skaters finished in fourth, fifth and sixth place.
Meanwhile, Sven Kramer, winner of the 5,000m and favourite to take the 10,000m title, has criticised the quality of the ice.
The changing ice conditions at the Olympic Oval are driving him ‘crazy’, news agency AP quoted the 23-year-old as saying.
The ice has been affected by malfunctioning ice resurfacing machines and new machines have had to be brought in.