110 Winter Olympic medals on the legend’s wall in House of Netherlands

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One of the best parts of the Olympics is visiting all the "houses" representing the various delegations. It is a home away from home for the athletes, and at each Games, it is usually Heineken House that draws the biggest crowds.

The Dutch are the world's greatest speed skaters. This legend's wall shows the medals they've already won in PyeongChang. Holland has won 110 Winter Olympic medals – 105 of them in speed skating.

Two more medals which were grabbed last night will be added – silver in the women's team pursuit and a bronze for the men. In the meantime, the crowd is growing and the temperature is rising.

Members of the Dutch women's speed skating team celebrate after winning the silver medal in the team pursuit finals. /VCG Photo

Team Holland has won six gold medals in PyeongChang to go with six silver and four bronze medals so far. But for the party goers, they don't care what color the medals are – they just want to celebrate.

And to top it all off, one of the greatest speed skaters in history joins the party – Sven Kramer – the four-time Olympian who has won three consecutive gold medals in the grueling 5000 meters event. A quick chat, a special presentation and then it’s back to the party.