Irene Schouten (R) of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Dutch speed skater Irene Schouten snatched her second gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a new Olympic record in the women's 5,000m here on Thursday.
The Dutchwoman, who has already won the women's 3,000m, clocked a winning time of six minutes and 43.51 seconds, lowering the Olympic record of 6:46.91 set by German Claudia Pechstein 20 years ago.
"I feel really good. Two races, two golds. I'm so happy. You cannot be better," said Schouten, who is now closer to her quest of becoming the second female speed skater in history to win four golds at a single Olympic journey. The 29-year-old will then compete in the women's mass start and team pursuit.
Irene Schouten (2nd R) of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Martina Sablikova (R) of the Czech Republic congratulates Irene Schouten of the Netherlands after the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Irene Schouten (L) of the Netherlands and Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy compete during the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Irene Schouten (C) of the Netherlands, Isabelle Weidemann (L) of Canada and Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic attend the flower ceremony after the speed skating women's 5,000m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)■
