MILAN (AP) — Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won the women's 500 meters gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday night after breaking her own world record in the semifinals.

Dutch speedskaters Xandra Velzeboer and Jens van 't Wout won gold medals in Olympic short track races on Thursday at the Milan Cortina Games.

Jordan Stolz of the United States set an Olympic record on his way to claim speed skating gold in the men's 1,000 metre race on Wednesday. Stolz, who also holds the world record, clocked 1 minute 06.

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

With fiance Jake Paul watching, speedskater Jutta Leerdam won a gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics

Jutta Leerdam set a new Olympic record in the women's 1,000 meters to win the gold medal ahead of her Dutch teammate Femke Kok.

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

Figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates took the silver medal in ice dancing, with Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France taking the gold. Jordan Stolz won gold and set an Olympic record in men’s 1,000-meter speedskating.

MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating while watching the 2010 Winter Olympics on TV — and hoping to one day step atop the podium himself.

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,

Most countries that have competed at the Winter Olympics have taken home medals in multiple sports over the years. There are also some that have emerged

Jutta Leerdam, the fiancée of Jake Paul, won the women's 1000m speedskating gold medal by setting an Olympic record on Feb. 9 at the Winter Olympics.