BREAKING: U.S. speedskater Erin Jackson has won gold in Beijing, becoming the first Black woman to medal in speedskating at the Olympics. Jackson won the 500 meters with a time of 37.04 seconds.
The Russians were third at 3:38.67, and the Dutch also advanced in 3:38.90. The semifinals and medal races are set for Tuesday.Liu Shaoang of Hungary has won Olympic gold in 500-meter short track speedskating.
The Dutch team of Schulting, Selma Poutsma, Xandra Velzeboer and Yana van Kerkhof lowered its own Olympic record with a time of 4 minutes, 3.40 seconds at Capital Indoor Stadium.Schulting screamed and raised her arms in triumph after crossing the finish line.In the B final, Italy won with Arianna Fontana skating. The Russians were penalized and the U.S. team was penalized for a lane change that caused an obstruction.Defending champion Wu Dajing of China failed to advance to the A final.
Johannes Tingnes Boe of Norway had started off first after winning gold in the sprint, but he missed two targets in his first standing shooting. Fillon Maillet passed him and stayed out front. of the Beijing Olympics, and fourth medal overall, by winning the women’s biathlon 10-kilometer pursuit race Sunday.
Roeiseland previously won gold in the mixed relay as well as the sprint. She also won bronze in the individual race.Just like in the women’s cross-country ski race, the Russian team opened a lead on the first leg of the men’s relay on Sunday and then held on for theSergey Ustiugov maintained more than a minute lead on the last lap over the two-man chasing group of Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway and Maurice Manificat of France.
“Being thousands of kilometers away from the Motherland, mentally we are with our families and friends.” The statement doesn’t mention Russia or the military situation.
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