Kramer breaks track record in 10,000 at WCup meet

Nov 22, 2009 - 8:18 PM HAMAR, Norway(AP) -- Sven Kramer broke a track record in the 10,000 meters by 23.19 seconds at a World Cup speedskating meet on Sunday.

The Dutchman finished in 12 minutes, 50.96 seconds to lower the mark set in 2006 by Norway's Lasse Satre on the Viking Ship track, venue for the speedskating events during the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.

Kramer was paired with Olympic champion Bob de Jong of the Netherlands, who finished second in 12:54.97.

Kramer, the defending world champion at 10,000 meters, set the world record of 12:41.69 in March 2007 at Salt Lake City, Utah.

After three of six races, Kramer leads the standings with 300 points. De Jong is second with 210.

Kristina Groves of Canada won the women's 1,500 in 1:55.16. Ireen Wust of the Netherlands was next in 1:55.95 and Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic took third in 1:56.34.

Groves tops the standings with 230 points, 26 ahead of Wust.