US EditionNorway's Eitrem storms to Olympic record, 5000m gold in Olympic debut
Eitrem set a new Olympic record of 6:03.95, improving nearly 6 seconds on the old mark and winning gold after recovering from an early stumble.
- On Sunday, Sander Eitrem of Norway won the men's 5,000 meters in 6 minutes, 3.95 seconds, setting an Olympic record.
- Despite losing time at the initial checkpoint, Sander Eitrem recovered from an early stumble and led after 1,400 meters, then extended his advantage to win gold.
- U.S. Senator JD Vance attended and mouthed 'Oh, wow' after Eitrem's time appeared on the arena video boards.
- Although he didn't reach his sub-6:00 mark, Sander Eitrem celebrated after his first Olympic race with a 6:03.95 finish time that set a new record.
- Last month, at a World Cup in Germany on Jan. 24, 2026, Eitrem became the first man to complete the 5,000 in under 6 minutes and entered the Olympics in strong form.
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The men's 5,000-meter speed skating at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games was won by Norwegian Sander Eitrem, who set an Olympic record of 6:03.95.
Norway's Eitrem breaks Olympic record in men's 5,000m speed skating win at Milan-Cortina Games (updated)
MILAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian world record holder Sander Eitrem broke the Olympic mark here on Sunday to claim the gold medal of the men's 5,000 meters speed skating event at the Milan-Cortina Games. Read full story
Sander Eitrem is now well over 6 minutes behind, but still has almost 5 seconds better than the Olympic record set four years ago.
Sander Eitrem is the first Norwegian since Johann Olav Koss in 1994 to become Olympic champion in the five kilometers.
Norway's Sander Eitrem became the Olympic champion in the 5000m speed skating with a time of 6:03.95. With this result, he improved by almost five seconds the previous Olympic record, which was set four years ago in Beijing by Swede Nils van der Poel on his way to the Olympic title.
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