Gold medalist Irene Schouten (C) of the Netherlands, silver medalist Ivanie Blondin (L) of Canada and bronze medalist Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy attend the flower ceremony after the speed skating women's mass start final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Dutch skater Irene Schouten snatched her third gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics after winning the women's mass start here on Saturday.
The 29-year-old, who had won two golds and a bronze, added another gold to her tally in the last event held at the National Speed Skating Oval by finishing the 16 laps with 60 sprint points.
Ivanie Blondin of Canada seized the silver with 40 points, while Francesca Lillobrigida finished third with 20 points.
Irene Schouten (3rd L) of Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's mass start semifinal of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Gold medalist Irene Schouten of the Netherlands celebrates after the speed skating women's mass start final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Ivanie Blondin (R) of Canada and Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy compete during the speed skating women's mass start final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Chinese duo Li Qishi and Guo Dan ranked 10th and 14th respectively.
Li Qishi (front) of China competes during the speed skating women's mass start semifinals of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Guo Dan (3rd L) of China competes during the speed skating women's mass start semifinals of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
