Holland, a country in which for centuries people have spent their leisure time in winter skating on the frozen canals, is a natural nursery of champion skaters.Yvonne Van Ginnep is a product of that school. She was the first skater to beat the great champion Karin Enke. He did this in 1988 in Calgary, where she won the 1500, 3000 and 5000 m races, giving the "flat land" three brilliant gold medals.