Dutch speedskating star Jutta Leerdam, fiancée of Jake Paul, sets Winter Olympics record in gold medal win

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Dutch pistillate speedskater Jutta Leerdam lived up to the precocious expectations that were acceptable for her connected Monday and captured the golden medal successful 1,000-meter speedskating astatine the Winter Olympics.

Leerdam, the fiancée of boxer Jake Paul, acceptable an Olympic grounds with a clip of 1:12.31. She eclipsed the grounds that was acceptable by her Dutch teammate Femke Kok conscionable moments earlier she deed the ice.

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Jutta Leerdam celebrates winning the golden medal successful the women's 1,000 meters speedskating contention astatine the Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The 27-year-old speedskating prima was successful tears arsenic she skated astir the track, waving to her friends and household successful the stands. Paul was successful tears arsenic helium celebrated with her family. It’s Leerdam’s archetypal Olympic golden medal and 2nd Olympic medal overall.

She came each the mode from astir missing making the Olympic squad to calling herself a champion.

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Jake Paul cries aft his fiancée, Jutta Leerdam, won the golden medal successful women's 1,000 meters speedskating astatine the Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Kok blazed a way close earlier her with a clip of 1:12.59. She picked up the metallic medal and is expected to beryllium successful contention for a golden medal astatine the 500-meter contention aboriginal successful the Games.

Japan’s Miho Takagi finished successful 3rd spot with a clip of 1:13.95.

American Erin Jackson was sitting successful archetypal spot earlier the remainder of the pairs began. But her clip of 1:15.00 rapidly fell. Her teammate Brittany Bowe finished fourth, conscionable down Takagi with a clip of 1:14.55.