OlympicTalk · Oct 8, 2020
Kjeld Nuis, Olympic speed skating champion, tests positive for coronavirus
Kjeld Nuis, the 2018 Olympic 1000m and 1500m speed skating champion, tested positive for the coronavirus, according to his skating team.
Nuis, 30, said he had mild flu symptoms but did not otherwise feel sick, according to Team Reggeborgh.
He tested negative last Friday. Then, after mild symptoms arose, was tested again on Tuesday, with that test coming back positive.
He has been in insolation in his hotel room in Inzell, Germany, where many elite Dutch skaters have been training ahead of the season.
The Inzell rink has been closed after two German skaters tested positive earlier this week, and all of the Dutch skaters except Nuis have gone home, according to NOS.