Irene Schouten broke her own track record in the 5000m event at the Speed Skating World Championships on home soil in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
The Dutch star finished in a time of 6:41.25, over four seconds faster than the track record she set in 2021. Ad She needed to be at her best too, against Norwegian Ragne Wiklund, who also rode a personal-best time to finish second and win her second silver medal of the day.
World Junior ChampionshipsKersten wins Great Britain's first speed skating distance World Championships medalYESTERDAY AT 17:45 Martina Sablikova of Czech Republic won bronze.
Earlier in the final day of the World Championships, Wiklund won silver behind another Dutch skater, this time falling behind Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong in the 1500m.