It was in Trollhättan that the Olympic star took his first skates and on Friday many had sat down in Slättbergshallen to watch the race on a big screen.
A hall where Nils van der Poel put in countless hours of training.
When Nils crossed the finish line, there was still a heat left in the competition, but in practice the Olympic gold was ready and the gold jubilation at the skating club in Trollhättan did not wait.
- For 106 years, Trollhättan has been waiting for this gold medal and we will get two in five days, says Benno Johansson, vice chairman of SK Trollhättan.
See the cheers from the club and hear Nils van der Poel's father about the gold race in the clip above.