This medal is for Lara who is no longer there. "The Dutch gold relay in short track wanted to dedicate the medal won in Beijing 2022 to Lara Van Ruijven, teammate and bronze with the relay at PyeongChang 2018, who died suddenly from a autoimmune disease 18 months ago during an internship in Perpignan. "It will always be in our minds and we know that it is with us here", commented Yara van Kerkhof. Suzanne Schulting echoed her: "It is really very special, she would have been really very proud ".
Beijing: short track; Holland dedicates gold relay to dead teammate
2022-02-13T15:54:15.617Z
Lara Van Ruijven was bronze at the PyeongChang Games (ANSA) This medal is for Lara who is no longer there. "The Dutch gold relay in short track wanted to dedicate the medal won in Beijing 2022 to Lara Van Ruijven, teammate and bronze with the relay at PyeongChang 2018, who died suddenly from a autoimmune disease 18 months ago during an internship in Perpignan. "It will always be in our minds and we know that it is with us here", commented Yara van Kerkhof.