19.02.2026 17:20
Speed skater Jutta Leerdam, who allegedly earned around 1 million dollars from the viral moments of unzipping her outfit after winning a gold medal and breaking the Olympic record at the 2026 Winter Olympics, has put the outfit she wore during the race up for auction. Leerdam will donate the proceeds to the Pijnacker ice skating club, where she started figure skating as a child.
Dutch athlete Jutta Leerdam, who won a gold medal by breaking the Olympic record in the 1000 meters speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, had unzipped her jacket after the race and quickly gained fame as this moment went viral. It was claimed that after the moments of her unzipping her jacket were watched millions of times, she earned approximately 1 million dollars.
SOLD HER RACE OUTFITS AT AUCTION
Dutch athlete Jutta Leerdam took a surprising step by putting her artistic figure skating outfit, which she wore during the championship, up for auction.
WILL DONATE THE PROCEEDS TO THE FIGURE SKATING CLUB
According to reports in the Dutch press, it was stated that the first bids for Leerdam's outfit put up for auction had started, with the highest bid being 2,400 euros. It was reported that Leerdam would donate the proceeds to the Pijnacker figure skating club, where she started skating as a child.
BOTH OLYMPIC RECORD AND GOLD MEDAL
27-year-old Leerdam had both broken the Olympic record and reached the gold medal with her time of 1:12.31, thus becoming the owner of a significant income.