LOL
Well of course there is speculation but you need a specific set of circumstances.
First of it needs to be cold for a while and that one checks out for next week although it might be already phasing out then.
Other conditions needed: not too much or ideally no new snow over the ice because that inhibits ice growth. This might be a problem because here it is a rather constant downpour of tiny snowflakes and i bet they have the same.
If you have both cold and no snow you also want a little wind but not to much but i do not think it is relevant now.
Then there are other details like Covid. Events are banned. Some elite sports like soccer but also ice skating have bubbles and exemptions. Of course the Marathon skaters now want that too but the official Elfstedentocht commision already said they can not organize it.
The other talk is the dutch natural ice marathon championship which was last contested 8 years ago. And yes it is very sad that they will have to wait for the next one in who knows how many months but ofc the elite sports get a pass because the are regular TV filler.
So yes there is hope but it is in vain.
