Johan de Wit stops with Japanese skating team: ‘My heart is broken’ | Ice skating

sport">De Wit won gold in the 1000 meters at the Olympic Games in Beijing with speed skater Miho Takagi. The Japanese skaters were unable to extend their Olympic title in the team pursuit of four years earlier. In the last corner Nana Takagi crashed and Japan had to settle for silver. De Wit summarizes the successes of his seven years in Japan in a short message. In addition to three Olympic titles, these include five world titles and two world records. “I made a lot of friends. They are forever in my heart.”

sport">The coach himself experienced a turbulent Games in Beijing. De Wit tested positive for the corona virus just before the opening of the Games and spent thirteen days in isolation in China. De Wit was previously a skating coach in the Netherlands with the teams APPM, Project 2018 and Team New Balance.

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