MILAN (AP) — The wall of sound coming from the large contingent of orange-clad Dutch fans just kept growing for speedskater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Friday. When she was introduced before her heat in the 1,

Dutch short track speedskating star Jens van 't Wout already has two gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The Dutch have traditionally been a powerhouse in the original form of speed skating but these were their best Games in the newer short track format.

MILAN (AP) — Two days after leaving the ice in tears because her Dutch relay team failed to medal, Xandra Velzeboer won the women's 500 meters gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday night — and also broke her own world record in the semifinals.

Nine Olympic records were set on Milan ice at the 2026 Winter Games, including two by Jordan Stolz and four by Dutch skaters. (AP Photo)

Speed skater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong won the women's 1500m Friday, finishing just six one-hundredth of a second ahead of silver-medal-finisher Ragne Wiklund. Canada's Valerie Maltais finished 3rd for bronze.

Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam might've positioned herself for a seven figure payday after she won the gold in the women’s 1,000m long track speed skating competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.