Leerdam completes "perfect" 1,000m season, Stolz adds second gold

THE HAGUE, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Jutta Leerdam delighted the home crowd in Heerenveen by winning the women's 1,000 meter speed skating at the World Single Distance Championships on Saturday, while 18-year-old Jordan Stolz won gold in the same event for men.

The 24-year-old Dutch skating star, Leerdam, almost felt obliged to win at the legendary Thialf Stadium as she had won all eight of her 1,000m races this seaso