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Netherlands Speed Skater Jutta Leerdam Has Gained MILLIONS Of Followers In 24 Hours After She Won Gold At The Winter Olympics

Jutta Leerdam set a new Olympic record in the women's 1,000 metres at the 2026 Winter Games and is engaged to Jake Paul, boosting her global profile.

  • At the Milano Cortina Olympics, Jutta Leerdam won the women's 1,000 metres in 1:12.31, setting an Olympic record after briefly surpassing teammate Femke Kok; Miho Takagi took bronze.
  • Her early career featured winning the 2017 World Junior Championships and ISU Junior World Cup titles, building toward her 2022 Olympic silver in women's 1000 metres.
  • Opting out of the opening ceremony, Leerdam traveled separately on a private jet and posted a TikTok of herself watching from bed, linked to her preparation choices.
  • With a large social-media following, Leerdam's victory confirms her status as a top athlete and boosts her global profile.
  • Her engagement to Jake Paul has recently driven public interest as fans learning of her engagement boosted searches and attention around her Olympic success, with Leerdam and Paul starring on a reality TV show.
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Jutta Leerdam became Olympic champion of 1,000 meters in speed skating at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday. The Dutch woman, engaged to influencer Jake Paul, is a real star on social networks.

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"The whole stadium went wild." Lennnart Huurman could hardly believe his eyes when Jutta Leerdam proved faster than Femke Kok, who had already set a record time.

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The Netherlands' Juta Lerdam broke her Olympic record in the 1,000-meter breaststroke at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

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Jutta Leerdam, a speed skater from the Netherlands, won her first gold medal and set an Olympic record in the 1,000-meter race at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. With a time of 1:12.31, she beat fellow Dutchwoman Femke Kok, who took silver after being the first in the final to break the previous record with a time of 1:12.59. Miho Takagi of Japan won bronze.

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Slate broke the news in United States on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
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