![The Netherlands' Sven Kramer skates a cool down lap with a coach after competing in men's 10,000 meter speed skating in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 23, 2010. The Netherlands' Sven Kramer skates a cool down lap with a coach after competing in men's 10,000 meter speed skating in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 23, 2010.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYWJ1X/the-netherlands-sven-kramer-skates-a-cool-down-lap-with-a-coach-after-competing-in-mens-10000-meter-speed-skating-in-vancouver-canada-during-the-2010-winter-olympics-on-february-23-2010-kramer-skated-well-but-missed-a-lane-change-and-was-disqualified-upiroger-l-wollenberg-TYWJ1X.jpg)
The Netherlands' Sven Kramer skates a cool down lap with a coach after competing in men's 10,000 meter speed skating in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 23, 2010.
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Unthinkable coaching blunder costs Netherlands' Sven Kramer a speedskating gold medal - cleveland.com
![Sven Kramer of the Netherlands gets assistance from a coach after taking gold in men's 5000 meter speed skating at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 Winter Olympics Sven Kramer of the Netherlands gets assistance from a coach after taking gold in men's 5000 meter speed skating at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 Winter Olympics](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYWF00/sven-kramer-of-the-netherlands-gets-assistance-from-a-coach-after-taking-gold-in-mens-5000-meter-speed-skating-at-the-richmond-olympic-oval-in-vancouver-canada-during-the-2010-winter-olympics-on-february-13-2010-kramer-set-an-olympic-record-of-61460-upiroger-l-wollenberg-TYWF00.jpg)
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands gets assistance from a coach after taking gold in men's 5000 meter speed skating at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 Winter Olympics
Sven Kramer's coach takes full responsibility for Dutch Olympic skaters costly mistake and DQ - EverymanTri.com
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Sven Kramer (R) of the Netherlands is comforted by former Dutch national speed skating coach Henk Gemser after his disqualification in the men's 10000 metres race at the Richmond Olympic Oval during
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