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Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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World Champion elect Danil Ivanov checks his phone before the meeting
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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(l-r) Former 8 times World Champion Nikolai Krasnikov, Dinal Valeev and Niclas Svensson share a joke about the programme
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ice Rink Thialf
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov (333) leads Dmitri Khomitsevich (919)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dinar Valeev (114) leads Max Niedermaier (88) and Johann Weber (33)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dinar Valeev (114) in action
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Johann Weber (33) in action
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) leads Martin Haarahiltunen (199)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Jasper Iwema (800) in action
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Ove Ledström (97) in action
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Ove Ledström (97) leads Jimmy Tuinstra (273)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Niclas Svensson (192) passes Ove Ledström (97) on the outside
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov (333) leads Jasper Iwema (800), Ove Ledström (97) and Tomi Tani (72) down the back straight
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
Photo: Ian Charles
Ove Ledstrom falls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov (333) leads Tomi Tani (72) and Niek Schaap (18)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Jasper Iwema (800) acknowledges the crowd
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dinar Valeev (114) leads Martin Haarahiltunen (199) and Stefan Svensson (58) down the back straight
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) leads Johann Weber (33) Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) and Niclas Svensson (192)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) leads the heat as Johann Weber (33) falls at the rear
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) leads Dmitri Khomitsevich (919)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) passes Dmitri Koltakov (106) on the inside
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) leads Dmitri Koltakov (106)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) passes Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) on the inside
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) leads Dmitri Khomitsevich (919)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Max Niedermaier (88) leads Jimmy Tuinstra (273) and Simon Reitsma (17) (Red)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Niclas Svensson (192) leads Charly Ebner (665) and Tomi Tani (72)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) leads Stefan Svensson (58) Max Niedermaier (88) and Jasper Iwema (800) (Blue) into the first turn
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) in action
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Johann Weber (33) leads Martin Haarahiltunen (199)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Martin Haarahiltunen (199) leads Johann Weber (33)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov (333) leads Stefan Svensson (58) and Charly Ebner (665)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) leads Max Niedermaier (88) Bart Schaap (16) and Simon Reitsma (17) (Blue)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) leads Martin Haarahiltunen (199) and Jimmy Tuinstra (273)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dinar Valeev (114) leads Jasper Iwema (800)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Jasper Iwema (800) inside Bart Schaap (16) and Jimmy Tuinstra (273)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Bart Schaap (16) gives friend and fellow dutch rider Jimmy Tuinstra (273) a lift back to the pits after his fall
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) inside Dinar Valeev (114)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Niclas Svensson (192) leads Danil Ivanov (333)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov Celebrates his win in the World Championship
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov (333) does a wheelie to celebrate
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Race Director Phil Morris congratulates Danil Ivanov after his win
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Start Girls
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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The old Harley Davidson makes an appearance - this was the original track preparation vehicle in the early days of Ice Speedway in Holland
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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The dash to the first turn in Semi Final 1: (l-r) Jasper Iwema (800) (Yellow), Niclas Svensson (192) (White), Dinar Valeev (114) (Blue) and Danil Ivanov (333) (Red)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov (333)inside Dinar Valeev (114) (Blue) and Jasper Iwema (800)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Following his win, Danil Ivanov is congratulated by his engine tuner Mikhail Bogdanov
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Semi Final 2: Dmitri Koltakov (106) inside Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) (Blue) Martin Haarahiltunen (199) (White) and Stefan Svensson (58) (Yellow)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) leads Dmitri Koltakov (106) in semi final 2
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Dmitri Koltakov (106) and Dmitri Khomitsevich (919) battle it out
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Swedes Niclas Svensson (left) and Martin Haarahiltunen wait to watch the final
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Sunday winner Dmitri Koltakov (106)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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The Top 3 on Sunday : (l-r) Dinar Valeev (2nd), Dmitri Koltakov (1st), Danil Ivanov (3rd)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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The Top 3 Overall: (l-r) Dmitri Koltakov (Silver), Danil Ivanov (Gold), Dinar Valeev (Bronze)
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov - 2019 World Ice Speedway Champion
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov - 2019 World Ice Speedway Champion
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov with his brother Ivan (left) and his Tuner Mikhail Bogdanov
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov - 2019 World Ice Speedway Champion
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
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Danil Ivanov - 2019 World Ice Speedway Champion
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Event 5.2, Ice Rink Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands Sunday 31 March 2019
