Winter Olympics: Claudia Pechstein becomes oldest female competitor at 49
German speed skater Claudia Pechstein became the oldest woman to compete at a Winter Olympics.
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Winter Olympics - Irene Schouten sets Olympic record to take gold in women's 3000m speed skating at Beijing 2022
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands won gold in the women’s speed skating 3000m after setting a new Olympic record time of 3:56.93. Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy took home silver, bumping Canada's Isabelle Weidemann down to bronze.
Olympic wake-up call: Canada earns 1st medal of Beijing 2022
Speed skater Isabelle Weidemann won Canada's first medal on Day 1 of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, claiming bronze in the women's 3,000 metres on Saturday in Beijing.
Speed skating: Schouten wins gold with Olympic record in women's 3,000m
BEIJING: Dutch speedskater Irene Schouten won gold in the women's 3,000m with an Olympic record at the Beijing Winter Games on Saturday (Feb 5).
Winter Olympics: Dutch speedskater Schouten wins gold in women's 3000m
Schouten won gold in the women's 3000m speed skating, coming from behind with her skating pair in the latter half of the race to extend her winning streak this season. She finished the race with an Olympic record of three minutes 56.93 seconds Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida, who had led in the early stages of the final race, could not hold on to her lead and ended just over a second behind Schouten, winning silver.
Isabelle Weidemann skates to Canada's 1st medal of Beijing 2022 with bronze in women's 3,000m
The first Canadian medal of Beijing 2022 belongs to speed skater Isabelle Weidemann.
Speed skating-Schouten takes women's 3,000m gold
BEIJING : The Netherlands' Irene Schouten won gold in the women's 3,000m speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Speed skater Blondin handling the pressure better as she pursues 1st Olympic medal
The pressure of the Olympics can rip apart the foundation of even the most grounded athletes, wreaking havoc on years of training and leaving many wondering what might have been.