Wow.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/sns-rt-us-olympics-speedskating-men-1500-20140215,0,4443464.story

http://reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1xzikg/zbigniew_brodka_poland_won_mens_1500_meters_speed/

http://reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1y1tv0/question_should_zbigniew_brodka_have_won_the/

http://reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1y00aw/technically_verweij_was_faster_than_brodka_at_the/

Meanwhile in women's 1500m, Netherlands took 1, 2, 3, AND 4:

Wow.

http://reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1y2dme/first_second_third_and_fourth_place_in_1500m/

http://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1y2d85/first_second_third_and_fourth_place_in_1500m/

http://reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1y2bgz/another_dutch_speed_skating_sweep_in_the_ladies/

Remember,  Silver medalists are the unhappiest medalists:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetorch/2012/08/03/157835076/would-you-rather-win-silver-or-bronze-be-careful-what-you-wish-for

But especially when they lose by 3 one-thousandths of a second!

The Dutch have won 19 speed skating medals in Sochi 2014:

http://pandawhale.com/post/37501/netherlands-won-gold-silver-and-bronze-at-the-5000-meters-speedskating-in-sochi-2014

Unreal!