MILAN (AP) — Dutch star Xandra Velzeboer won the 1,000 meters gold medal in women's short track speedskating on Monday, four days after topping the podium in the 500 the Milan Cortina Olympics. Velzeboer finished first in the final in 1 minute,
Netherlands speedskating sensation Jutta Leerdam entered the 2026 Winter Olympics with a cult following on social media, boasting more than 6.5 million followers on Instagram and another 2.9 million followers on TikTok.
The Netherlands has dominated the 2026 Winter Olympics in women’s speed skating after the success of Femke Kok and Jutta Leerdam. The two Dutch speedsters reclaimed Olympic glory Sunday during a star-studded 500-meter event in Milan-Cortina.
Kok, who holds the world record in the 500, has dominated the race the past couple of years. That left Leerdam, a three-time Olympic medalist and Jake Paul’s fiancée, aiming for the silver.
JUTTA Leerdam missed the Netherlands’ latest Winter Olympics celebrations as she battled illness. The speed skating sensation bagged her second medal of the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday by
Speed skater Jutta Leerdam made a surprising admission after her Winter Olympics medal win amid celebrating with fiancé Jake Paul.
Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won the gold medal in women's 500-meter short track speed skating in Milan, Italy, on Thursday, after setting a world record in the semifinals.
Jake Paul reacted to his fiancee Jutta Leerdam in her second speed skating event at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy.
Jens van 't Wout won the men's 1500m Saturday and is now two-for-two in his individual races in Milan, earning his first gold in the 1000m two days earlier.
MILAN (AP) — Everyone expected Femke Kok to win the 500-meter speedskating gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Even her Dutch teammate, Jutta Leerdam, the woman who beat Kok in the 1,000. Even the defending champion,
Most countries that have competed at the Winter Olympics have taken home medals in multiple sports over the years. There are also some that have emerged
Stolz is redefining the sport’s limits, particularly in the United States. Not since Eric Heiden’s five golds in 1980 has an American man won multiple speedskating gold medals at a single Olympics. Bonnie Blair won two golds each in 1992 and 1994.