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Hedrick
Chad Hedrick launched a clear message to its opponents of the next olympic games, by cutting off almost three seconds to the old mark from Dutch Carl Verheijen on the same oval . Hedrick is thus announced like favourite to win the gold in Torino. The new mark of 12:55.11 has been done during the American olympic selections where he lap all his opponents with a gap on the second skater of almost one minute.