MILAN (AP) — The Netherlands won its first men's 5,000-meter relay at the Olympics on Friday night, pulling away from the Korean and Italian teams over the final two laps of the 45-lap race to add to an impressive short-track haul for the Dutch at the Milan Cortina Games.
Jens van 't Wout, who skated the anchor leg, earned his third gold and fourth medal overall in Milan, while his nation earned its fifth gold and seventh medal overall in the short-track speedskating program.
He was joined by his brother Melle van 't Wout, Teun Boer and Friso Emons in stopping the clock in 6 minutes, 51.847 seconds, giving the Netherlands a comfortable gap over their closest pursuers inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
Jeongmin Lee, Juneseo Lee, Jongun Rim and Dongmin Shin managed to get past the Italian team in the final corner of the race to take the silver medal for the second consecutive Winter Games. Rim also earned individual bronze in the 1,000 meters.
Italy rounded out the podium for the host nation. Pietro Sighel, Thomas Nadalini, Luca Spechenhauser and Andrea Cassinelli were able to relegate the defending champion Canadians to fourth place in a race often described as choreographed chaos.
The women's 1,500-meter final was later Friday night to conclude the short-track program at the Milan Cortina Games.
AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
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