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.

Jake Paul reacted to his fiancee Jutta Leerdam in her second speed skating event at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy.

Three-times world champion Femke Kok glided to gold with an Olympic record in the women's speed skating 500 metres on Sunday. The Dutch skater, the world record holder over the short distance, went out last but showed no nerves as she beat the earlier time of compatriot and 1,

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In a showdown with world record holder Femke Kok in the women's 500 meters, 2022 gold medalist Erin Jackson finishes in fifth place.

World record holder Femke Kok asserted her dominance over 500 metres to win Winter Olympic gold and give the Netherlands their first women's title in the distance on Sunday.

As is tradition, the Netherlands has a number of athletes who have the potential to medal in the event. Femke Kok, Marrit Fledderus and Jutta Leerdam are among the top-ranked 1000m skaters heading into the Winter Games. It was Leerdam who won the silver medal in Beijing four years ago.

Jutta Leerdam delivered one of the greatest performances in Olympic speed skating history on Monday with her record-setting, gold medal victory in the 1000m event and Sunday, she will have the opportunity to add a second piece of hardware to her Milano Cortina collection when she competes in the 500m event.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Speed Skating 500m was historic in many ways. The entire podium finished below the previous Olympic record of 34.