Ted-Jan Bloemen wins gold in 10,000-metres with Olympic-record time
Posted February 15, 2018 7:56 am.
Last Updated February 15, 2018 6:30 am.
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Calgary speedskater Ted-Jen Bloemen has won the gold medal in the men’s 10,000 metres at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Bloemen, the world record holder in the distance, posted an Olympic-record time of 12:39.77.
Ted-Jan Bloemen with a new Olympic-record time of 12:39.77, guaranteeing a medal for Canada in the mens 10000m
Watch the final pair now: https://t.co/CYquHQZ7wh pic.twitter.com/Bpv5sNxIeX
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 15, 2018
It’s Bloemen’s second medal of the Games after taking silver in the 5,000 metres beind Sven Kramer of the Netherlands on Tuesday.
#Canada wins GOLD!!!!!!!!! 10,000m speed skating! Congrats @TedJan !! #2018WinterOlympics And a HUGE personal best for @jbelch89, finishing 5th. @MarkhamSS is so proud!!! pic.twitter.com/MUKkPV5wKi
— Tammie Sutherland (@citytammie) February 15, 2018
Dutchman Jorrit Bergsma, the 10k winner in 2014, took silver and Italy’s Nicolo Tumolero the bronze.
Toronto’s Jordan Belchos finished fifth with a career-best time of 12:59.51.
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