"I saw this black and blue skinsuit fly by me in the last turn. It broke my concentration, but not for very long. I could kind of hear him coming, but I didn't know he would be past me that fast. He's a great skater. I am happy with my race. Two 9.5 openers was really good."

"The strength of Kang-Seok Lee, is that he does something that I wish I could do: He keeps his knees in front of his skates, and still sits back. He is strong and his corners are good. This will stand for a while, there are no races on fast track next year, I think."

"I did the best with the situation I found myself in this year. I lost the rest of my team, apart from Chris Needham. They can't blame US speedsk... well, actually they can. But now the organisation is clear, it feels like a family."