Sander Eitrem claims World Cup gold with track record win at World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowieki

Sander Eitrem set a new track record to claim gold in the men's 5000m event at the speed skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowieki, Poland. Norwegian Eitrem finished in a time of 6:15.06 to win gold and break the previous record held by Nils van der Poel.

Ad It proved to be a fairly comfortable win for Eitrem, who finished 6.57 seconds ahead of Dutchman Beau Snellink. Speed SkatingSchulting and Park clinch Crystal Globe crowns in Dordrecht12/02/2023 AT 19:55 Belgian Bart Swings completed the podium with bronze, finishing almost three seconds ahead of fourth placed Sigurd Henriksen.

There was further success for Norway earlier in the day when Ragne Wiklund topped the podium in the women's 1500m, narrowly defeating Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong by 0.94 seconds, while Japanese Miho Takagi took bronze to remain top of the standings. Her countryman Yuma Murakami claimed gold in the men's 500m, closing the gap to Canada's Laurent Dubreuil who finished ninth.

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