Wennemars to face Lian again after Olympic crossing
Joep Wennemars will meet China’s Lian Ziwen in Friday’s Beijing World Cup 1,000 metres, months after their much-discussed Olympic crossing in Milan.
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Joep Wennemars will face China’s Lian Ziwen in the 1,000 metres at the Beijing speed-skating World Cup on Friday, repeating their pairing from the Milan Winter Olympics, where Lian impeded the Dutch skater during a crossing.
Wennemars, 24, appeared on course for an Olympic medal before the incident and finished fifth, according to ANP. They are due to race in the eighth pair. Kjeld Nuis will then face American Cooper McLeod, while Kayo Vos takes on Zach Stoppelmoor in the final pair.
Olympic champion Jordan Stolz is absent from the event, as is Jenning de Boo, who was second at the Games and is injured. The Beijing meeting, running from Friday to Sunday, is the first World Cup weekend of the season.
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