The Netherlands is currently experiencing a deep winter freeze. The extremely cold temperatures have led many Dutch people to take part in a favorite winter activity, ice-skating on frozen canals and other waterways. This popular outdoor activity is giving people a welcome break from life in a pandemic. However, the excitement has also created problems for officials trying to enforce social distancing rules. Ice-skating is a national winter obsession in the Netherlands. The country is made up of many canals, rivers, and lakes. Skaters of all ages happily welcome the Arctic conditions that permit them to safely skate over these waterways. In recent years, Dutch speed-skaters have won many major international races, including at the Olympic Games. These successes have only added to the national obsession.
Title: A Favorite Winter Activity for the Dutch
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4924/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='A Favorite Winter Activity for the Dutch' data-article-id='5448'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5854'>The Netherlands is currently experiencing a deep winter freeze.</span> <span data-start-time='5854' data-end-time='20896'>The extremely cold temperatures have led many Dutch people to take part in a favorite winter activity, ice-skating on frozen canals and other waterways.</span> <span data-start-time='20896' data-end-time='30854'>This popular outdoor activity is giving people a welcome break from life in a pandemic.</span> <span data-start-time='30854' data-end-time='41417'> However, the excitement has also created problems for officials trying to enforce social distancing rules.</span> <span data-start-time='41417' data-end-time='48104'>Ice-skating is a national winter obsession in the Netherlands.</span> <span data-start-time='48104' data-end-time='54792'> The country is made up of many canals, rivers, and lakes.</span> <span data-start-time='54792' data-end-time='66417'>Skaters of all ages happily welcome the Arctic conditions that permit them to safely skate over these waterways.</span> <span data-start-time='66417' data-end-time='77771'>In recent years, Dutch speed-skaters have won many major international races, including at the Olympic Games.</span> <span data-start-time='77771' data-end-time='83167'>These successes have only added to the national obsession.</span> </p></div><div 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