Nils van der Poel of Sweden celebrates after winning the gold metal in the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- World record holder Nils van der Poel took gold in the men's 5,000m speed skating competition at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics here on Sunday.
The 25-year-old Swede clocked a winning time of six minutes and 08.84 seconds to lower the Olympic record set by Dutchman Sven Kramer.
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands, who qualified first in the discipline at the Dutch trials, took the silver medal with 6:09.31. Hallgeir Engebraaten of Norway finished third in 6:09.88.
Kramer failed to add another Olympic medal to his tally of nine, as the 35-year-old finished the 5,000m in 6:17.04, after previously winning the distance at a record three consecutive Winter Olympic Games. ■
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. Patrick Roest broke the Olympic record of the event with 6:09.31. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. Patrick Roest broke the Olympic record of the event with 6:09.31. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands reacts after the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands reacts after the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands reacts after the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. Patrick Roest broke the Olympic record of the event with 6:09.31. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. Patrick Roest broke the Olympic record of the event with 6:09.31. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Patrick Roest (L) of the Netherlands reacts after the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Emery Lehman of the United States competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Hallgeir Engebraaten of Norway competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Andrea Giovannini of Italy competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Patrick Roest (L) of the Netherlands and Andrea Giovannini of Italy compete during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
Gold medalist Nils van der Poel of Sweden celebrates at the flower ceremony after the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Bart Swings of Belgium competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Seitaro Ichinohe of Japan competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Hallgeir Engebraaten of Norway reacts after the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Patrick Roest of the Netherlands crosses the finish line during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Michele Malfatti (R) of Italy and Patrick Beckert of Germany compete during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Nils van der Poel (R) of Sweden celebrates after winning the gold metal in the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes during the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Nils van der Poel (R) of Sweden celebrates after winning the gold metal in the men's 5,000m final of speed skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
