Bergsma
Americannoun
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But in the mass start, 40-year-old Dutch skater Jorrit Bergsma surged well ahead of the pack before the midway point of the 16-lap race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Forty-year-old Jorrit Bergsma from the Netherlands, becomes the oldest ever speed skater to win Olympic gold in the men's Mass Start Speed Skating event.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
“I was hoping for a medal here and I just didn’t have it today,” Bergsma said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands failed to become the third skater to win three medals in speedskating's longest Olympic race.
From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2022
Sir, The promise, which was made me by M. Bergsma, that I should have an answer from the Province of Friesland in three weeks, has been literally fulfilled.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various
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