Four races, four Gold medals for the Dutch speedskaters at the Olympic Oval.

Kjeld Nuis earned the latest on Tuesday, setting off at a blistering pace and sweeping past the early target of teammate Patrick Roest to win the men's 1,500 meters.

American skaters disappointed again with Joey Mantia finishing eighth, Glenview’s Brian Hansen finishing 15th and Shani Davis crossing in 19th position, leaving the United States with another bad start in the Olympics after they were shut out in Sochi.

Behind Nuis, the 22-year-old Roest raced with the ruthless abandon of an Olympic rookie and took silver, 0.85 seconds off the pace.

The 1,500, however, was seriously affected by the exclusion of world-record holder Denis Yuskov as part of the Russian doping scandal.

Over a distance where racers either set off fast and try to hold on or pace themselves throughout, Nuis picked the first strategy and rode it to perfection.

As the cheers rang louder, it drove him onward, even when his legs started burning.