The Netherlands put a dominating stamp to close out the women’s 1000m race in the 2026 Winter Olympics speedskating event on Monday, Feb. 9. Jutta Leerdam, the fiancée of YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul, claimed the gold medal by re-setting an Olympic record her Dutch teammate Femke Kok had set minutes earlier.
Kok took the silver medal and American Brittany Bowe finished off the podium in fourth place in what’s expected to be her final Olympic appearance for the United States. American Erin Jackson briefly held the event lead after her skate until Kok set the first record of the night and eventually finished off the podium in sixth place.
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Paul was shown in the crowd in tears as Leerdam celebrated her winning skate, which came in the final pairing of the event. She finished with a time of 1:12.31. Here’s video of her record skate, as well as Paul’s reaction to Leerdam’s gold medal performance:
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Yuma Kagiyama of Team Japan competes in Men’s Single Skating – Short Program on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 7, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Kagiyama pulled off a stunning routine that received 108.67 points, placing first in the event.
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Yuma Kagiyama of Team Japan competes in Men’s Single Skating – Short Program on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 7, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Kagiyama pulled off a stunning routine that received 108.67 points, placing first in the event.
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Kira Kimura of Team Japan reacts during run three of the Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 07, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.
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Dane Menzies of Team New Zealand reacts during run three of the Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 07, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.
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Gold medalist Frida Karlsson of Team Sweden and Silver medalist Ebba Andersson of Team Sweden embrace after competing in the Women’s 10km + 10km Skiathlon on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium on February 7, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
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Silje Opseth of Team Norway reacts after landing her jump in the first round for Women’s Normal Hill Individual on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium on February 7, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
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Kira Kimura of Team Japan reacts during run three of the Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 07, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.
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