European speed skating champion Leo Visser of...

European speed skating champion Leo Visser of the Netherlands won the all-around title at the World Championships in Oslo, Norway, dethroning defending champion Eric Flaim of the Pembroke, Mass.

The 23-year-old Visser, the overall runner-up last year behind Flaim, won the 5,000- and 1,500-meter events, was runner-up in the final 10,000 meters and placed 14th in the opening 500-meter sprint Saturday.

Visser compiled 165.698 time points.

Flaim held second place overall behind Visser for the first three events, but dropped to fourth overall with 168.059 points. He placed ninth in the 10,000 in 15:05.58, a full minute behind his own personal best.

In a repeat of the European Championships placings three weeks ago, Visser’s countryman, Gerard Kemkers, was runner-up with 167.101 points.

Geir Karlstad of Norway, winner of the final 10,000-meter race in 14:33.72, was third overall with 167.622 points.