Sven Kramer's a young guy, talented,
a punk, but perhaps this is an example of why his
previous little tirade earlier was
not so cool.
VANCOUVER, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Sven Kramer, the overwhelming favourite to win the men’s 10,000 metres, had his golden expectations shattered with a jaw dropping blunder when he was disqualified for crossing into the wrong lane on Tuesday.
Kramer, the 5,000m champion who was eyeing an Olympic triple gold haul in Vancouver, crossed over into the inner lane at his confused coach’s instruction with eight laps to go and squandered a certain gold.
The 23-year-old Dutchman finished more than four seconds faster than Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea, but the shocking error handed gold to former short track skater Lee, who had finished second behind Kramer in the 5,000m.
“I am furious,” Kramer, who at first blamed his coach before accepting some responsibility, told reporters.
