Chad Hedrick humiliated by Sven Kramer

[@AstrumG2V]

Tbf, Sven Kramer's the dude who came into a world championship competition with a fever, and STILL came in first place

[@TheTallestManVideos]

This guy Sven Kramer is already the best long distance speekskater ever in my book. Just plain awesome. Never seen anybody like him.

[@reinholdvink2654]

now even 9 times world champion

[@misterivo4141]

True ;-) we are the best! today we won gold in Korea 2018 ESMEE VISSER!

[@1994rs]

Losing to Sven Kramer isn't really humiliation

[@xodrinker]

i guess that is what they call it when overtaken by one round

[@dutchreagan3676]

Getting 'lapped' is a humiliation!

[@eddyrozema4064]

Correct !

[@jurr3]

gotta love how Hedrick tries to keep up with kramer when he's pvertaken, and after 2 corners just gives up

[@robertdevries2045]

because he;s not allowed to follow

[@gronz]

@@robertdevries2045 and because he couldn't, embarrassing. Hedrick got humiliated more than I could even imagine. The title was right.

[@Sannepannee]

I doubt that. And besides, what distance should he win next year? 10km, Sven, 5km Sven, 1500m, Bokko? Davis? Sven? 500m Morrison?

[@fauyd]

@fastj1962 Agreed, I remember Chad when he was younger, and even now, the guy is fucking insane. I mean he started the inline 'double push' back in like 1994 when he was still a kid, and he spots Sven like a decade in age.

[@larsjeman1332]

Jammer dat die muziek er onder staat

[@BEstudent]

OMG!! Sven can take a rest, tie his shoelaces, have a cup of tea and roll out the red carpet for Hedrick before he passes the finish line!! Amazing!!!

[@fyapicula]

@speedskate2010 Chad was so much slower than Sven, that Sven actually passed by him and skated a round ahead of him. Because they change lanes every round, they ended up in the same lane.

[@dennisvanh82]

that kid has won 3 world titels and has been undefeated for up to 30 games or so. at the end of his career i guess he wil be one of the greatest skaters ever. don't forget how small our little country is, the greater is the achievement with soccer, skating, hockey, volleyball etc..

[@teresachen3290]

How is he a "kid"

[@misterivo4141]

Holland is gewoon keihard de beste! vandaag weer! Esmee Visser! ;-)

[@AFCA-vn9bl]

7 jaar geleden

[@thjms]

Never seen Chad again on the 10k...

[@rmramirezc]

Era un pobre imbécil soberbio y con esto le callaron la boca.

[@jeroenschoondergang5923]

Chad Hedrick brought a lot to the sport, as did Derek Parra, K.C. Boutiette, shani Davis (who has a huge Dutch fanbase) and quite a few others (ladies as well). I remember the older Dutch coaches criticising their unusual technique, mainly brought from inline skating and (Davis) shorttrack. Chad and Shani seriously kicked ass in the years they were preparing for the 2006 Olympics and the year after that. the Dutch scratched their heads and had to adapt, trying to learn techniques that enabled them to accellerate in corners instead of using corners as a moment of maintaining speed gained on the straights. This 2008 race was inevitable, as Chad Hedrick was losing interest in the ice and Sven Kramer was becoming the next big thing in skating. Chad had his Olympic medals and for him it was probably time to move on. Fortunately for us Shani and some other US speedskaters stayed true to the sport and gave some fierce competition. It took Sven Kramer a very long time to overtake the Americans on the Adelskalenderen. I think that the American influence was a well needed push of the envelope in our sport and for that and more Chad deserves tonnes of respect from the fans of the sport.

[@Daytonbomber]

I once watched Pete Rose go 0-5 with four strikeouts and two errors in the field. I once watched Peyton Manning throw more interceptions for touchdowns than tds to his own Colt teammates. But despite these bad days, do these two athletes measure among the best who have ever played? Of course. As a speedskater who moved to inlines, I will testify that Chad is one of the greatest to ever lace them up. Humiliation is kind of a strong and value heavy word, and only Chad knows....

[@HattieLovesCattie]

Yes,most likely.That coach used to coach the US speed skating team years ago.Don't know if he worked with Eric Heiden or not?

[@Robstrike]

10 km: Sven Kramer 5 km: Sven Kramer 1500m: Shani Davis 1000: Shani Davis 500: Jeremy Wotherspoon Team Pursuit: Netherlands thats the way its gonna be, Kramer and Davis are unbeatable on 'their' distances, i reckon. 500m is a tough one, but i think Wotherspoon will be in top form just in time again. as for the team pursuit: there is no country in the world that can select 3 better skaters in this event than Netherlands. im guessing Kramer, Verheijen and Wennemars will bring home the gold!!!

[@ArcangelaCelle]

@teemuruskeepaa rude? he was extremely professional! He skated excellent, Olympic record, was winning.. and his coach sadly messed up, he got DQ.. that's terrible.. and I think its just normal that you're angry.. and then he is nice, talks to the press, still trusts his coach and they get on well..that's a real champion!

[@misterivo4141]

So true! and me as a proud Dutchman will never forget Sven in 2010 on the 10.000 meters :( ... But we are doing great in Korea now ! 6 out of 7 races for Gold we have won sofar! ;-)

[@jbleck]

Sven is obviously the best ever at 10K and I really feel for him today, but he and Hedrick now have a DQ int the 10K at major events. Hedrick made the same mistake in the World Championships in Calgary in 2006...It happens...

[@StlyDutch]

No matter how hard Hedrick works, I dont think he can beat Kramer at the moment. He's definitely a great skater though.

[@Robstrike]

dude, Kramer's world record on the 10.000m is 12:41,69. the 5 quickest 10km ever are all by Kramer. even Holland's Bob de Jong has been faster than Hedrick's top time: 12:54,97. i'll agree, hedrick is an ok skater, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking Kramer is not the best at this point (and probably will be for a very long time)

[@HirXeBomb]

@fastj1962 your comment just prooves how little you know about what happend. I bet you didn't seen any interviews after and such? Sven knows the rules or he wouldnt be number 1 with all his medals he won last few years. His coach saw it wrong and told him to go in, the way he was pointing and all made it for Sven look like he was wrong and trusted his coach. Nothing stupid or rookie about it just a honest misstake by his coach.

[@Skeeleraar1968]

What a power...!!! What year and distance was this?

[@HattieLovesCattie]

@GameHeadQuarters He's isn't Eric Heiden.

[@coolrunnings414]

@Woutah2dmaX No, the reporter had Kramer identify himself on camera immediately prior to her interview with him so that peoduction editors could easily identify him later on...

[@silkeHoekstra]

Kramer.. best speed skater ever

[@misterivo4141]

zeker weten! en vandaag.. is een nieuwe Hollandse ster geboren! ESMEE VISSER!

[@lambosforusal]

@MonnieJo8 that not tru, trevor marsicano and Lee (olympic champion 5k) are very small, Sven just pushes against the ice in a way no one else does.

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Sven is the best ever,οver any great dutch(they are so many,it’s takes time to name all of them),over Haiden,over Davis,over Mathisen,over Koss,over Grishin.

[@RouserTheRebel]

To bad Håvard Bøkko will never be as good as Sven Kramer :/

[@lappr0]

well they really both said that the coach told him to switch lanes, if you think you know it better than sven and the coach...

[@maszek]

Any race under 13 minutes on 10 km is excellent in my book. To add some perspective though, 13:10 minutes would have sufficed to lap Hedrick. Hedrick's performance was substandard that day, for whatever reason.

[@HattieLovesCattie]

And the US will get 37 today ( gold or silver for the hockey being played now ) so that 37 will be a new record total for any country in medals at any Winter Olympics.Congrats to Canada on their 13 gold medals after not getting any at the Montreal and Calgary games.

[@zharkoo]

jfrcks, neah, "rude" is not the best word to describe the Dutch, but for "arrogant" they can be safely used as the best example to describe the meaning of the word.

[@Fokke1977]

Cry cry cry, Where does your comment actually mean me? Sven is a skater with HART, he's the best because he has the passion. I'm NOT bitter, i'm cheerful, because our skaters are the best in the world! Ane i enjoy it. so please stop making rubbish comments, if you have nothing better to say, please be quiet and let the grown-ups have a discussion here.

[@Skeeleraar1968]

About arrogance: I know to less of Hedrick... But we also gotta know Hedrick (1977) is 9 years older then Sven Kramer (1986).

[@knightsafc2]

Lee did an outstanding 5k in Vancouver, no discussion. But let's see if he can do it again. There is the difference. Sven Kramer has 3 (three) consecutive world titles. Someone said he is no superman. I'd say he comes very close. "No competition" is a ridiculous argument.. how many different countries are on top in the skiing events?

[@knightsafc2]

petterhny, you also forgot to mention Cycling, Baseball, Volleyball and some other sports, but that's ok. Good thing we are not discussing why the U.S. is sooo good at so many sports... Caeurt: I agree with your argument about the conditions, but remember, most Brazilian kids don't even have shoes and still they have thousands of great soccer players. It's not that there is no competition. Differences in funding etc. will exist everywhere in any sport. It shouldn't take the merit away...

[@BelegCuthali0n]

In Holland, if we don't know a sport that well, we usually introduce the candidates for medals, by airing a short documentary before the event, so people know who and what they are watching and there is no need for such an introduction afterwards. So it was all a big misunderstanding that led to some funny television. I really don't understand what all the fuss is about

[@HattieLovesCattie]

@Mooncrawler007 Hey I like the Dutch.I've been to Holland twice and hope to go back again someday.

[@mugengaia]

Unfortunate for Kramer, but -4 seconds at the finish line with an inner-course error is a big "IF". If Kramer had -7 second lead or something, that would mean he was already besting a time less that 12:55:00, which obviously means he would have won the gold. If Kramer was having a WR time like run such as the 12:40:00s, it would be obvious... An Inner-course DQ run with -4 seconds from the previous leader is vague. It's not convincing enough that Kramer would have won either...

[@ettertje11]

somebody forgot to tell Chad that this is not training

[@robvoncken2565]

Bit nasty there. Don't think the word humiliation has to be used here. Hedrick obviously overestimated his form or underestimated his opponent. Result...your legs blow up ( like we Dutch say) and you crash and burn. Have some respect for someone willing to push himself to that point.

[@janbrandonjr]

dus je bedoeld dat chad hedrick zelf heeft gevraagt of hij tegen sven kramer mocht schaatsen? de organisatie heeft gewoon een fout gemaakt door deze 2 tegen elkaar te laten rijden dan krijg je dus dat ze in dezelfde baan elkaar moeten passeren dat had voorkomen kunnen worden

[@bryanbosschieter8087]

@@janbrandonjr De Engelse taal is niet je sterkste kant?

[@andresordo]

I dont know much about ice speed skating (I'm an inline speed skater), so I'd like to know why is there so much resentment against Chad Hedrick.

[@NakedPigeon]

You are right that Lee was close, but he had a big advantage on the bad ice (he is small and light and Sven big and heavier) But still Lee was a big surprise

[@Apenbroodpeer]

double push op ice is nutteloos, geloof me ! chad had bij het skeeler moeten blijven, op het ijs is hij overclassed door meerdere schaatsers. ik werk bij een schaatsbedrijf en iedereen die ik spreek ( waar onder profs zoals mark tuitert kempes en Rintje ) zeggen dat chad nooit meer zal presteeren op het ijs

[@HattieLovesCattie]

Read he got married and is expecting his first child around the time of the Vancouver games.

[@Undefined2311]

@HattieLovesCattie That's just because the Canadians and Americans got lucky. If it wasn't for his mistake during the 10K I'm more than certain they would've gotten gold.

[@jesseflo4222]

Chad is a legend in inline speed skating 52 world championships and winner of multiple Olympic medals. He had to change his technique to skate on ice, which gave him a disadvantage. His technique on inline “ the double push” revolutionized in-line speed skating. He began speed skating on ice at the end of his inline career and very soon after got to be world champion. I would like to see the same from ice speed skaters. Chad was the first skater to break the one hour marathon. Let’s see Sven race inline and see his results.

[@bjornar9026]

But Chad was great at skating on ice as well. In 2004-2006 he was, together with Shani Davis, the best ice skater in the world. The result we are seeing in this video is just due to Hedrick stopping his serious training after the 2006-season. Hedrick has skated faster than Kramer’s winning time here.

[@alreadylegend]

Did Hadrick just skated the 2nd time?!?!

[@zorradone]

fully agree, Chad is the better allround athlete

[@DouweEgbert]

lol ... any idea how many allround worldchampionhips Sven has won ?? hahaha youre nuts

[@kidmen20]

haalde die nou chad 1 ronde in?

[@UMAGOLF]

Chad is the father of double push technique and won as many titles as he wanted in inline speed skating. Unfortunately it´s impossible to double push on ice :(

[@Julianjst]

Wow. Props to kramer, hell of an athlete. Where is he from?

[@1978utreg]

@jorishermans we dutch people often call our own country holland. We even sing holland during 'soccer' matches of our national team...

[@classesanytime]

🎵🎶 Follow the leader leader, follow the leader 🎶🎵🎶

[@spdkls]

u guys don't get it. chad has been skating since he was 4 yrs old. u think this is going to bother him. he'll be ready for whistler, mark my word. i've competed against him on inlines. no one is more fierce. maybe his legs are just going away. it has happened to the best of them. he did win 50 medals at the world stage on inlines and numerous since joining ice. and yes i agree shani is the more polished/better skater now. but never count out someone that can fill a garage with awards!

[@GridironVideos]

Kramer is a beast!

[@PrisOwner16]

Mag ik er even langs? Danku...

[@MyrtaBeatz]

@janwillemroos mij ook maar, het waren bijna 9 seconden verschil, en kramer heeft weinig kans op verlies met een 10km, alhoewel moet ik zeggen dat de koreaan gevaarlijk goed is. (wel erg onsympathiek omdat hij naderhand sven niet heeft aangesproken of iets van sympathy heeft laten merken, wat ik wel netjes zou vinden als je iemands gouden medaille weggrijpt vanwege een fout van de coach vind je niet?)

[@paulblonk5819]

See at 4.19 that Chad is trying to follow Sven but his legs 'blow up', so the man who said he was gonna win 5 gold at the Olympics is losing big

[@jansas7599]

LAMBUSFORALL; Sven is the olympic Champ on the 5 K ; Lee on the 10 K by default through Sven's disqualification

[@zi6film]

would be interesting to see how both do on inlines instead of blades

[@HattieLovesCattie]

We did but we have a record 34 medals with two more a good possiblity.Holland has way less.

[@DirkDirk1983]

@HattieLC... I'm not defending Sven Kramer here... I just disagree with the title of this vid...

[@NiceDoc1]

well, actually it wasn't uneven at all: hedrick won olympic gold at the 5000 m in 2006! Plus he is multiple world champion at this distance (well, few yrs ago). So this was actually a pretty impressive performance by Kramer, but Hedrick wasn't at his best i suppose...

[@piregister]

The "form of the day" discussion is useless. Sven Kramer is already a bigger skater than Chad Hedrick. He won much more titles and is a lot younger. In fact, Sven Kramer has the mind and body to become the biggest skater of all times. And I predict he will.

[@bertvanbertenernie]

HAHAHAHA, went rolling over the floor at how Hedrick looked, when he got lapped by Kramer.

[@tomvankraaij]

he isn't

[@mutebanshee]

Humiliated? :/ That is *way* too strong a word. Rather it is great he managed to come out victorious, and that deserves respect, just like Hedrik does for his impressive feats. Echt onsportief en helemaal niet nodig.

[@ChrisEspiritu]

I think the Dutch definitely are tops in the long distance. Although, Koreans are starting to really dominate the short track.

[@iammontemonte]

I admire Chad's ability to have have achieved on the ice what he has without actually knowing how to skate yet. I dislike his arrogance, and certainly his treatment of Davis was a violation to speedskating etiquette.

[@saintconnnor]

@pixelsilva i hope you do realise he is the most dominant skater in the last 10 years, and hasnt lost anything big in years, and saying sven getting beat at 1500 by davis is like saying Kenenisa Bekele getting beat by usain bolt on the 200 meters as if its suprising.

[@NakedPigeon]

The only one that can stop Sven is Sven Kramer vs Kramer

[@iammontemonte]

Chad hendix was never an ice speed skater. He is still an inline skater. Period. He brings brute force to the ice. Seeing him on the ice is like seeing the work of a sniper being replaced by that of a tank. Chad is an embarassment to speedskating, and the sooner he is put in his place the better.

[@epik151]

@mugengaia That's true. Also consider how Lee lapped a guy and had to skate around him on the outside. That's probably a bit of time as well.

[@piregister]

? so 3 out of 15 olympic skaters are dutch, worldwide 3 out of 1200 people are dutch. Conclusion: speed skating is owned by the Netherlands. Bigtime. (also in many other sports, the numbers are like this)

[@NakedPigeon]

first we talking about the 10 k Sven is worldrec. holder he didn't lose a 5k or a 10 k in the last 4 years, there fore he is the big favorite. second you say there is no competition: let me say something in the Netherlands there is so many competition that thy can fill half the field with the dutch. the dutch skaters has to do almost double tournaments in the Netherlands to qualify for the big championships.

[@Freakishd]

Im looking for the video but cant find it! I didnt see it live :(

[@whitehawk38]

how did they use the same lane wtf

[@Benji767]

Sven lapped the other

[@MyrtaBeatz]

at this point your entitled to trust on your coaches judgement.

[@CaptainFeathersword]

and olivierbouman, I suggest that you check your history books.....it was actually Canadian soldiers who liberated Holland during WWII. We have an affinity in Canada for the Dutch and their politeness and openness....as for Sven, I've noticed a great deal of arrogance in all prominent athletes, regardless of nationality or culture.....this is purely a human trait.

[@reiniercalkhoven7]

it doesnt matter how many times hedrick has become world champion if you have a personal record under the 13 minutes and you and you skate 50 seconds slower then you personal best then you've already humiliated yourself. sven kramer didnt humiliate him, he humilliated himself

[@watmostdaan]

@sk8terguy79 That doesn't matter. We are here on ice.

[@qwartel]

He was...but he isn't anymore...He needs to do a lot of catching up will he ever be able to beat Kramer again. That guy is in a league of his own...

[@HattieLovesCattie]

The Olympic records and history look at medals,not the speed.

[@crossbike]

thank YOU! greez from switzerland

[@bla7091]

He leaves no question as to who's the best here

[@crossbike]

what's the musicplay? thx 4 answer.

[@zakumownzu]

shouldnt they be in different lanes??

[@Benji767]

They are switching lanes every lap but because sven is so much faster he lapped him

[@BelegCuthali0n]

It's all a big miscommunication. The reporter had done her research. She had even been to Holland before the games to find out all about our speedskating culture. But American media report on the premise that all viewers are dumb, so they are used to having less known athletes introduce themselves. She should have told that to Kramer before putting him before the camera. Kramer as a foreign athlete did not know this American habit, so it is understandable he made the mistake.

[@MyrtaBeatz]

we zitten nou 2 dagen erna, lee nog steeds niks van zich laten horen, hij zal vast een paar uur erna wat hebben kunnen zeggen, en als mensen iemand anders hun overwinning dankbaar zijn is het vrij normaal als je die bedankt. het is niet dat lee overweldigt is door zijn eigen kunnen, hij was anders namelijk 2e geworden.

[@pixelsilva]

Weird you just mentioned the guy is undefeated the last two years... seemed that Shani Davis just beat the crap out of Sven Kramer at 1500 mts in Berlin in 2008. So, this is not a superhuman skater, he is touchable as anybody else. He too has tasted the defeat flavor. Go check the Shani Davis - Sven video right here in KZbin.

[@Apenbroodpeer]

adelskalender is niet noors voor adelaarskalender het betekend "lijst der adelen" dus wie bovenaan staat is bijwijzevan de koning

[@StefanVeenstra]

We won more on the ice than on the football field. And these atletes are paid less for better results.

[@knightsafc2]

How right you are...

[@OMGItsAllen]

Wow. Sven Kramer's the guy in the red/white/blue? I thought that was Chad. I was rooting for the wrong guy during the whole video.

[@HattieLovesCattie]

No its not coz a lot of Americans don't follow speed skating and that would include ppl that work for NBC.I don't see a Dutch TV or sports reporter knowing who Jeff Gordon is.

[@SebastianMolNL]

You can't compare the two, Iceskating is harder to learn, Less power, more technique... I love inline speedskating, but it's loads easier than Ice-skating...tought Ice Skating is less tireing

[@moujini]

Dutch skaters are just pure ownage! The olympic games 2010, Kramer wins the 5 kilometer and Tuitert wins the 1500 meters! Is Kramer going to win the 10 kilometer too? I think so!

[@rubenvanderdeen8600]

Aiii....

[@brainslow]

If only the Dutch were this quick or good in soccer....

[@nnnnienke]

His coach DID tell him wich line he had 2 take. they've said it both. And i think he shouldn't had

[@NakedPigeon]

Wie had dat gedacht? worden we het toch met elkaar eens