Dutch speed skater Kok won the 500 m race at the 2026 Olympics

On February 15, Dutch speed skater Femke Kok became the winner of the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy in speed skating at a distance of 500 m.

She covered the distance in 36.49 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. The silver medal was won by another representative of the Netherlands, Jutta Leerdam, who lost 0.66 seconds. The bronze medal was won by Japanese Miho Takagi, her gap was 0.78 seconds.

Cook is 25 years old. This victory was her first Olympic gold medal in her career. Earlier, at the Games in Italy, she took second place at a distance of 1 thousand meters.

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