Dutch Speedskater Wust Adds Another Gold
Feb 7, 2022, 3:54 AM
Ireen Wust of Team Netherlands skates on the way to setting a new Olympic record time of 1:53.28 during the Women's 1500m on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Ireen Wüst has added to her haul as the most decorated speedskater in Olympic history with another gold.
The 35-year-old Dutch skater won her second straight gold in the 1,500 meters, setting an Olympic record with a time of 1 minute, 53.28 seconds at the Ice Ribbon oval in Beijing.
Miho Takagi of Japan claimed the silver in 1:53.72, while the bronze went to Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands in 1:54.82.
It was another Olympic disappointment for Brittany Bowe. The U.S. skater again came up short in the quest for her first individual Olympic medal, fading badly at the end to finish 10th in 1.55.81.
🇳🇱 Speed skater Irene Wüst wins gold on the 1500 meter
This is the 5th consecutive Olympic Games that she wins a gold medal.
She won the first in Turin in…2006.
Nobody ever dit better in sporting history#Olympics #Bejing2022 #wust #SpeedSkating
— PJ Kleiweg (@PJKleiweg) February 7, 2022
Wüst just keeps getting stronger. She’s now won 12 medals over her career, including six golds. That makes her the most decorated athlete in the history of speedskating, as well as her country’s most prolific Olympic medalist.
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Wüst has medaled in the 1,500 at the last five Olympics. She’s won the gold three times, to go along with a silver and a bronze.
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