Itzhak de Laat (born 13 June 1994) is a Dutch

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

Career

Influenced by his father, De Laat started with speed skating when he was eight years old, starting at the Trias Short Track Club in Leeuwarden. He won the gold medal in the 5000m relay event at the 2017 World Championships in Rotterdam in his own country. He qualified for the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

in the men's 1000 m, men's 1500 m and 5000 m relay event. Inspired by metal music, he designs the images on his own helmets.

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* * 1994 births Living people Dutch male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of the Netherlands Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Leeuwarden 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub