Laurine van Riessen
Hey, it wasn’t just her Olympic cycling that got everyone talking about this Olympian from the Netherlands. She’s also a long track speed skater. However, fans were amazed not by her bronze medal at the Vancouver Games for the 1000 meter race, but a near race ending encounter during her track cycling race…
Laurine Van Riessen
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Close Call
Miraculously, Laurine avoided a pretty close call during the race. Narrowly, she avoided crashing into fellow racer, Virginie Cueff from France. By riding up the side barrier, almost to the point of appearing horizontal, she was able to avoid tragedy!
Close Call
