sports
February 20, 2026
Winter Olympics briefing: the need for speed and a glut of skating records
Joep Wennemars went under the previous Olympic record in the men’s 1500m speed skating. But so did three others
TL;DR
- Ning Zhongyan set a new Olympic record in the men's 1500m speed skating, winning gold.
- Joep Wennemars, Jordan Stolz, and Kjeld Nuis also went under the previous record, securing silver and bronze respectively.
- Ski mountaineering made its Olympic debut with Switzerland's Marianne Fatton and Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll winning the inaugural gold medals.
- The US women's ice hockey team defeated Canada in overtime to win the gold medal.
- Norway leads the medal table, followed by the United States and Italy.
- Alysa Liu won figure skating gold for the US, ending a 24-year drought in the event.
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