Dutch speedskating stars Jutta Leerdam and Femke Kok dominated the field in the women's 1,000 meters at the Milano Cortina Olympics, with Japan's Miho Takagi picking up bronze for her eighth career Olympic medal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/10/womens-1000-speedskating-dutch-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #mihotakagi #teamjapan #femkekok #juttaleerdam #netherlands
Dutch pair in a class of their own as Japan's Takagi wins eighth Olympic medal

Femke Kok set an Olympic record but her teammate one-upped her in the final pairing of the night as the Netherlands took the top two podium places in the women's 1,000 meters.

The Japan Times