Dutch speedskater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong wins the 1,500 for her 1st Olympic gold
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Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands, center and gold medal, Ragne Wiklund of Norway, left and silver medal, and Valerie Maltais of Canada, right and bronze medal, celebrate on the podium of the women's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Netherlands' Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong celebrates after winning the women's speedskating 1,500-meters final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands celebrates winning the gold medal with her coach Gerard van Velde, right, after the women's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Gold medallist Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands, right, is congratulated by silver medallist Ragne Wiklund of Norway after the women's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)Fourth placed Brittany Bowe of the U.S. and her coach Ryan Shimabukuro, rear, react after the women's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands, center and gold medal, Ragne Wiklund of Norway, left and silver medal, and Valerie Maltais of Canada, right and bronze medal, celebrate on the podium of the women's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
