NewsSwedish Speed Skater Nils Van Der Poel Breaks Record At Winter Olympics

Swedish Speed Skater Nils Van Der Poel Breaks Record At Winter Olympics

06.02.2022 18:57

25 year old athlete wins race in record time of 6 minutes, 8.84 seconds.

Sweden's Nils van der Poel sealed a gold and set an Olympic record in men's 5000m speed skating at the Beijing Games on Sunday.

The 25-year-old won the race in a record time of 6 minutes, 8.84 seconds.

Dutch athlete Patrick Roest took silver in 6: 09.31, while Hallgeir Engebraaten from Norway claimed silver in 6: 09.88.

It is the first gold for Sweden in speed skating since 1988.

"What a thriller show, the heart stops," said the Swedish Olympic Committee in a tweet.​​​​​​​ -

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