Here, the Dutch glide across Luleå’s ice in front of an audience of millions

Leksand extended the winning streak beat AIK

The event “Luleå On Ice” started on Saturday 18 February and will continue until Tuesday 28 February. The program is packed with various winter activities and this weekend Södra hamn has been colored Dutch orange as the skaters win over the natural ice.

The competition consists of several races with different distances. On Sunday it was 100 kilometers for the ladies and 150 kilometers for the men, 15 and 22 laps respectively on the shiny ice track.

See the skaters and hear tournament director Bram Smallenbroek in the clip.

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