Koen Verweij of the Netherlands, center, hold the World Cup trophy as he poses on the podium with second place Russia's Denis Yuskov, left, and third place Shani Davis of the U.S., right, after the men's 1500-meter speedskating race during the World Cup final at Thialf skating arena, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)