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MILAN (AP) — The wall of sound coming from the large contingent of orange-clad Dutch fans just kept growing for speedskater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Friday. When she was introduced before her heat in the 1,
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Dutch star Jens van 't Wout shares Olympic podium with his brother and feels like he won the lottery
Dutch short track speedskating star Jens van 't Wout already has two gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Speed skater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong won the women's 1500m Friday, finishing just six one-hundredth of a second ahead of silver-medal-finisher Ragne Wiklund. Canada's Valerie Maltais finished 3rd for bronze.
Canada's men's short track relay team, which arrived at the Milano-Cortina Olympics to defend its 5,000-metre title, finished last of four teams on Friday. The Netherlands won gold for the first time in the event at the Games in six minutes 51.
The Dutch have traditionally been a powerhouse in the original form of speed skating but these were their best Games in the newer short track format.
Short track in Milan continues Wednesday, Feb. 18, with two finals: the men's 500m and the women's 3000m relay. Skaters are scheduled to take the ice at 2:15 p.m. E.T.
Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam might've positioned herself for a seven figure payday after she won the gold in the women’s 1,000m long track speed skating competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.