When the two gold medals were salvaged, van der Poel published a training manifesto, and gave the first physical copy to the competitor Patrick Roest.
The skating star has also said that there will probably be no more investment in the skates.
But you should never say never.
- I have tried to quit twice, and it is not easy.
It is super difficult to go from having a huge goal to not having a goal and where nothing means anything.
You get lost easily there, and I think it's super scary, he said last week.
- But I also look forward very much to it, to be able to risk it and try to do it better than I did before.
The championship takes place between March 3-6, and van der Poel competes during the last two days of the championship, the skating association announces in a press release.
KLIPP: van der Poel does not believe in a sequel: "Not hungry"
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Nils van der Poel was honored in Stockholm on Sunday evening.
Photo: Stefan Jerrevång / TT