Canada picks up Olympic gold medal in 10,000m speedskating

Canada just picked up another gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games thanks to Calgary speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen.

Bloemen posted a time of 12 minutes 13:77 seconds in the men’s 10,000-metre race – setting a new Olympic record.

It’s the second medal for Bloemen who was already awarded silver in the 5,000-metre race.

OLYMPIC RECORD 🙌🥇🇨🇦

Ted-Jan Bloemen becomes an Olympic champion and sets a new 10,000m record at #PyeongChang2018. Read more 👉 https://t.co/eVrTVvOK2U#TeamCanada pic.twitter.com/OLOTYOgMWz

— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 15, 2018

Coming in second, Dutchman Jorrit Bergsma, picked up the silver, while Italy’s Nicolo Tumolero takes home the bronze.

See also

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• Canadian speed skater Kim Boutin receives online threats after medal win

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