Nils van der Poel, 25, is hailed in unison by his competitors.
- It's a shame he quits.
He is a very nice guy who likes to talk.
He is always kind.
We will miss him in skating, says the Belgian Bart Swings.
Ted-Jan Bloemen, with both World Cup gold and Olympic gold on the merit list, has been impressed by the Swede's way of training.
- We will miss him.
He has taken the sport to a new level.
He showed us another way to approach the sport and become great at it, he says.
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Nils van der Poel praised by competitors