A crash cost Dutch speedskater Annette Gerritsen a possible gold medal in the 500 meters. On Thursday, it was a fraction of a second which kept her from an Olympic title.
Over three days, Gerritsen went through the whole gamut of emotions at the Olympic Oval and left with some sorely bruised legs _ and a silver medal.
A blur of orange and black, her legs slid from under her and she smashed into the side cushions in Tuesday's 500, where she was a medal contender.
"She quickly turned the page. She can do it like no other," said he coach Jac Orie. "Annette is a killer."
Well, almost. Gerritsen came within .02 seconds …
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