The Netherlands' Sven Kramer skated in his last Olympic 5000m race in Beijing on Sunday, signing off from an event he once dominated with three consecutive gold medals to establish a reputation as one of his country's top sportsmen.
"After a 6:17.04, I thought I could have walked a bit faster through all this , but that didn't work out," Kramer said after his race with a laugh."I think I can take that as a compliment. Not for today's , but for the past 15 years. The moral of the story is just that this was my last 5000m."
"I knew it was going to be my last one. When I went to the rink, I knew this was the last time I'd skate the 5000m," he added.
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