Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam celebrates her gold medal with fans in Milan

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Milan, Italy - 9 February 2026
1. Gold medalist speedskater Jutta Leerdam walking on stage at the Team Netherlands House and waving to fans
2. Fans celebrating as Leerdam jumps on stage
3. Close of fans celebrating, Team Netherlands logo on the wall
4. Various of Leerdam celebrating on stage with fans
5. Close of fan taking photo of Leerdam
6. Crowd applauding
7. Leerdam sending kisses, waving to fans and leaving the stage
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Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam celebrated her gold medal with fans in Milan late on Monday.

Hundreds cheered as she appeared on stage at Team Netherlands House.

Leerdam claimed her first gold medal in an Olympic-record time in the women's 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Another Dutch athlete, Femke Kok, won silver.

“It feels very amazing. Just like a cherry on top of my career, basically. It’s amazing. It’s perfect,” Leerdam said after her victory.

There have been three Olympic records in three speedskating races so far in the temporary arena built for the Milan Cortina Games.

Leerdam will seek another medal next Sunday in the 500 meters. Her trophy case includes 12 world championship medals, with six golds. Two of those titles arrived in the 1,000 — in 2020 and 2023.

She's been superb in the 1,000 this season, winning three of the four World Cup races she entered at that distance. That included beating Kok in Germany last month.

AP Video by Andrea Rosa

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