Bergsma

That type of sale isn’t without precedent: In 2018, the Issaquah City Council voted to acquire 46 acres on Cougar Mountain’s lower slopes in partnership with King County and the Trust for Public Land, halting the proposed construction of 57 homes called the Bergsma Development.

Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands failed to become the third skater to win three medals in speedskating’s longest Olympic race.

“I was hoping for a medal here and I just didn’t have it today,” Bergsma said.

"I was hoping for a medal here and I just didn’t have it today," Bergsma said.

Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands failed to become the third skater to win three medals in speedskating's longest Olympic race.