Kjeld Nuis (R) of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- World record holder Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands broke the Olympic record and bagged men's 1,500 meters speed skating gold medal on Tuesday.
Nuis clocked one minute and 43.21 seconds for his third Olympic gold medal, shattering the previous mark of 1:43.95 set by American skater Derek Parra in Salt Lake City in 2002.
Nuis' teammate Thomas Krol took home the silver medal with 1:43.55, while the bronze went to Kim Min-seok of South Korea in 1:44.24.
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Kjeld Nuis (L) of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands reacts after the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands celebrates after the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands reacts after the speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Silver medallist Netherlands' Thomas Krol (L), gold medallist Netherlands' Kjeld Nuis and bronze medallist South Korea's Kim Minseok react during the flower ceremony after speed skating men's 1,500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)■
