![Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen competes during the men's 5,000 meters race of the European Speedskating Championships single distances at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen competes during the men's 5,000 meters race of the European Speedskating Championships single distances at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MCFWCT/norways-sverre-lunde-pedersen-competes-during-the-mens-5000-meters-race-of-the-european-speedskating-championships-single-distances-at-the-thialf-ice-arena-in-heerenveen-northern-netherlands-saturday-jan-8-2022-ap-photopeter-dejong-2MCFWCT.jpg)
Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen competes during the men's 5,000 meters race of the European Speedskating Championships single distances at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP
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Sven Kramer, Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Joey Mantia, Jae Won Chung - Sven Kramer and Sverre Lunde Pedersen Photos - Zimbio
![Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen competes during the men's 5,000 meters race of the European Speedskating Championships single distances at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen competes during the men's 5,000 meters race of the European Speedskating Championships single distances at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MCFWC5/norways-sverre-lunde-pedersen-competes-during-the-mens-5000-meters-race-of-the-european-speedskating-championships-single-distances-at-the-thialf-ice-arena-in-heerenveen-northern-netherlands-saturday-jan-8-2022-ap-photopeter-dejong-2MCFWC5.jpg)
Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen competes during the men's 5,000 meters race of the European Speedskating Championships single distances at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP
![Sverre Lunde Pedersen, of Norway, skates in the men's 5000-meter at a World Cup speedskating event Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Stock Photo - Alamy Sverre Lunde Pedersen, of Norway, skates in the men's 5000-meter at a World Cup speedskating event Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MPH7HY/sverre-lunde-pedersen-of-norway-skates-in-the-mens-5000-meter-at-a-world-cup-speedskating-event-sunday-dec-10-2017-in-kearns-utah-ap-photorick-bowmer-2MPH7HY.jpg)
Sverre Lunde Pedersen, of Norway, skates in the men's 5000-meter at a World Cup speedskating event Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Stock Photo - Alamy
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