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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.
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.
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).
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.
The first Canadian medal of Beijing 2022 belongs to speed skater Isabelle Weidemann.
BEIJING : The Netherlands' Irene Schouten won gold in the women's 3,000m speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.
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.