The Netherlands put a dominating stamp to close out the women’s 1000m race in the 2026 Winter Olympics speedskating event on Monday, Feb. 9. Jutta Leerdam, the fiancée of YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul, claimed the gold medal by re-setting an Olympic record her Dutch teammate Femke Kok had set minutes earlier.
Kok took the silver medal and American Brittany Bowe finished off the podium in fourth place in what’s expected to be her final Olympic appearance for the United States. American Erin Jackson briefly held the event lead after her skate until Kok set the first record of the night and eventually finished off the podium in sixth place.
Paul was shown in the crowd in tears as Leerdam celebrated her winning skate, which came in the final pairing of the event. She finished with a time of 1:12.31. Here’s video of her record skate, as well as Paul’s reaction to Leerdam’s gold medal performance:
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