Rintje Ritsma hangs up his skates
Speed skater Rintje Ritsma (38), widely regarded as one of the best Dutch skaters ever and the founder of the first professional skating team, is hanging up his competition skates.
Ritsma, who was twice 1,500 world record holder, has a slew of medals to his name, including two Olympic silver and four bronze and six European allround titles.
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