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Velzeboer won the 1,000m in 1:28.437, securing her second individual Olympic gold and extending the Netherlands' short-track dominance at Milan Cortina 2026.
- On Monday, Xandra Velzeboer won the women's 1,000 metres at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics in 1 minute, 28.437 seconds, claiming her second individual Olympic gold at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
- Following her 500 metres victory and world record in qualifiers on Thursday, Velzeboer was favourite despite only one 1,000 metres podium this season.
- The podium featured Canada's Courtney Sarault and South Korea's Kim Gil-li, with Velzeboer winning and Fontana finishing fourth.
- The Dutch short-track team now have four gold medals, their best ever performance, with Velzeboer's results alongside Jens van 't Wout's strong showing in the men's races, as part of a historic Olympic haul.
- Several notable competitors failed to advance from the quarterfinals, including Kristen Santos-Griswold and Kim Boutin, altering the final lineup, with a past Beijing crash adding context to Velzeboer's victory.
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Xandra Velzeboer, like Jens van 't Wout, has been a two-time Olympic champion since Monday. How did this team achieve such good results?
Xandra Velzeboer wins women’s 1000m gold at Milano Cortina 2026, Netherlands takes fourth short track title
International Sports News: Xandra Velzeboer has secured her second gold medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, 16 February. The Dutch star won the women’s 1.
Short track-Velzeboer wins women 1000 metres for dominant Dutch, Fontana fourth
MILAN, Feb 16 - Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer won the women's short track 1000 metres race on Monday, claiming her second individual gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics and extending the Netherlands' dominance of the competition. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Dutchwoman Xandra Velzeboer added a gold medal in the 1,000-meter distance to her Olympic 500-meter speed skating title today. In a tense final, she was faster with a time of 1:28.437 than Canada's Courtney Sarault (1:28.523) and bronze medalist South Korean Gilli Kim (1:28.614).
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