The Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 500-meter speed skating final, while her countryman Jens van T'wout won gold in the men’s 1,000-meter in a thrilling photo finish. Van T'wout overcame heavy favorite William Dandjinou late to claim the victory. No Americans raced for a medal in either event.

King William, Máxima and the Crown Princess wear patriotic looks to cheer on Dutch competitors at the Winter Olympics 2026.

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MILAN (AP) — There is little question that Jutta Leerdam and her fiancé, YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, have brought new eyeballs to speedskating with all of their millions of followers on social media.

Dutch speed skater Joep Wennemars, the reigning world champion in the men's 1,000-metre race, saw his Olympic debut ruined by a bad mishap during a crossover

Grammy nominated rapper/musician Snoop Dogg, who was named an honorary coach for the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, was reportedly involved in a bit of an altercation with former Dutch speed skater Marianne Timmer in Milan on Wednesday.

On the ice, Jutta Leerdam is an Olympic medalist speedskater for the Netherlands who is entered in the 500 and 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Off the ice, Leerdam gets a lot of attention for her engagement to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul — who is also at these Olympics,

Much focus was on Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam on Monday as she competed at the women’s 1000m race at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics and achieved a historic performance. Her winning time of 1:12:31 set a new Olympic record and earned her a gold medal for Team Netherlands.

Dutch female speedskater Jutta Leerdam is going viral after she crashed on the ice and had her cheeks exposed.

An altercation reportedly occurred at the Winter Olympics in Milan on Wednesday when security personnel accompanying American rapper Snoop Dogg allegedly shoved Dutch speed skating icon Marianne Timmer aside.

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