1500 m Skøyter - Lillehammer OL - 16. februar 1994

[@Koomisch1]

Koss, also a hero in the Netherlands!

[@thanossnap4170]

Your guys are all spoken highly in our country aswell! We've had some battles. So much fun to watch and follow!

[@HattieLovesCattie]

I met Eric Heiden at a bike race in Calif.6 months after he won those 5 golds in Lake Placid.He is a Dr.on the US Speed Skating team.I'm sure you'll see him on TV.Its a shock to see him with gray hair.

[@christansdad]

Hard to believe that 20 years more than 10 seconds have been shaved from this record.

[@Felixdehuiskat-ul2mb]

Because of the clap skate an the skating suit.

[@bard6184]

It is due to specialization as well. There is no way an allrounder can grab the 1500m record today - even elite short distance specialists have trouble matching the explosive pace needed now. By the way, this is significantly slower than the current women's WR as well.

[@Querientje]

@@bard6184 mostly due to the clap skate

[@bard6184]

​@@Querientje Well, Shani Davis, Cindy Klassen, and Sven Kramer did set amazing records that lasted for over a decade between 05-09. They were incredible athletes, and those records are still among the fastest races ever. 05-09 wasn't THAT long after the clap skate became the norm, so you have a point there. But neither Kramer, Davis, nor Klassen have set world records on three separate distances. And that isn't because Koss was greater than them, it is because of specialization.

[@DarkstarDarth]

Koss is the Bossssssas

[@einarvindenes.6636]

Husker det der enda.var vanvittig å få oppleve av en nordmann.

[@Happies1888]

Michael Hadschieff was great in 1988 and 1989.

[@64fairlane305]

Hvorfor fikk vi aldri en dokumentarfilm om SK94?

[@journalistgirl07]

hey! johann is a legend!

[@HattieLovesCattie]

So is Eric Heiden with 5 golds that no one will ever beat.

[@MrNorwegianmagician]

hei

[@andershebekk251]

So full of doping. Had no results coming in to the olympics and retired straight after!

[@artugaradukin6119]

You must be insane stupid. Koss made world records before olympic games 1994. He was even a gold winner in 1992, so how come he had no results before OG 1994? Koss retired early because he had won everything, and decided to have a work carriere as a doctor. There was no money to gain in speed skating, so ofcourse he took the right decision for himself.

[@Devil9h]

the city is hamar , lol