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.

Switzerland's Loic Meillard and Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands became double individual medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday.

Women's single figure skating kicks off today with short program performances for Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito. The top qualifiers will compete in Thurs

MILAN (AP) — Xandra Velzeboer was barely done celebrating her Olympic gold medal in the 500 meters when Dutch short track speedskating teammate Jens van ’t Wout won his second gold. She said to herself,

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.

World record holder Femke Kok asserted her dominance in the women's 500 meters to win Winter Olympics gold and deliver the Netherlands a second speed skating title at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday.

Updated Feb. 16 Milano Cortina medal table: Norway stays No. 1, while the Netherlands and Switzerland add new golds that tighten the chase pack. The post Winter Olympics Medal Count Today (Feb. 16): Norway Stays No.

The U.S. trio of Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran has easily reached the men’s team pursuit final in speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics by defeating China in the semifinals

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

As the 2026 Winter Olympics enter their second week of competition, one country is clearly starting to dominate the Olympic medal count.