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.

Elena Meyers Taylor, competing in her fifth Olympic Games, sits in second, just 0.05 seconds behind Germany's Laura Nolte. Kaysha Love, making her Olympic debut, is close behind in third, and Kaillie Humphries is in fourth.

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won the gold medal in women's 500-meter short track speed skating in Milan, Italy, on Thursday, after setting a world record in the semifinals.

Stolz is redefining the sport’s limits, particularly in the United States. Not since Eric Heiden’s five golds in 1980 has an American man won multiple speedskating gold medals at a single Olympics. Bonnie Blair won two golds each in 1992 and 1994.

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.

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

Speedskater Jordan Stolz clinched a second gold, this time in the 500-meter, setting another Olympic record. After a flurry of second-period goals, U.S. men's hockey

Jordan Stolz, the 21-year-old Kewaskum native, won his second gold of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, setting an Olympic record in the 500 meters.

Jens van 't Wout won the men's 1500m Saturday and is now two-for-two in his individual races in Milan, earning his first gold in the 1000m two days earlier.

The boxer and influencer bawled his eyes out while hugging his mom and Leerdam’s mom in the stands at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

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