Nils van der Poel of Sweden (C), Patrick Roest of the Netherlands (L) and Davide Ghiotto of Italy celebrate during the flower ceremony of the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Nils van der Poel of Sweden bagged his second gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a new world record in the men's 10,000m speed skating here on Friday.
The 25-year-old, who has already claimed a gold over the 5,000m distance, clocked 12 minutes and 30.74 seconds to win the race, shattering his own previous record of 12:32.95 set in February 2021.
"I am very satisfied. This was the main goal when I started three years ago. It turned out a lot better than I could have ever imagined," said Van der Poel, who became the first Swede to snatch a medal in the event since his compatriot Tomas Gustafson won in 1988.
It is also the first world record that tumbled at Beijing 2022, while the National Speed Skating Oval, dubbed the Ice Ribbon, has thus witnessed six new Olympic marks and one world record lowered in six events ever since the speed skating competitions got underway from February 5.
Dutch skater Patrick Roest seized the silver in 12:44.59, while Davide Ghiotto of Italy finished third in 12:45.98.
Women's team pursuit quarterfinals and men's 500m are scheduled for Saturday, and China's sprinter Gao Tingyu will compete to improve from his Olympic bronze medal four years ago. ■
Patrick Roest of Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Beckert of Germany competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Graeme Fish of Canada competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Roest of Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Graeme Fish of Canada competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Graeme Fish of Canada competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Beckert of Germany competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Patrick Beckert of Germany competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Roest of Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Michele Malfatti of Italy competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Graeme Fish (R) of Canada competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Beckert of Germany competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Tsuchiya Ryosuke of Japan competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands gestures after the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Patrick Roest (R) of the Netherlands competes while his coach guides him during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Tsuchiya Ryosuke of Japan competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Graeme Fish of Canada reacts during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Peter Michael of New Zealand competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Tsuchiya Ryosuke of Japan competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Patrick Roest (L) of the Netherlands and Michele Malfatti of Italy compete during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Davide Ghiotto of Italy competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Nils van der Poel (R) of Sweden and Davide Ghiotto of Italy gesture after the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Nils van der Poel (front) of Sweden and Davide Ghiotto of Italy compete during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Patrick Beckert of Germany competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Michele Malfatti of Italy competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden celebrates breaking the world record of the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden celebrates breaking the world record of the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden celebrates breaking the world record of the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Nils van der Poel (L) of Sweden celebrates breaking the world record of the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Nils van der Poel of Sweden competes during the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Nils van der Poel (L) of Sweden celebrates breaking the world record of the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
