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American Speed Skaters Compete in Record-Setting Night at Milan Cortina Olympics
Jutta Leerdam set a new Olympic record to win gold in the women's 1000m, while Americans Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson finished fourth and sixth respectively.
- On Monday at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Jutta Leerdam, Dutch skater, won the women's 1,000m in 1:12.59, setting a new Olympic record.
- Planning to retire after her fourth Olympics, Leerdam, 27, entered these Games with 12 world championship medals, including six gold and two 1000m titles, and will compete in the women's 500 meters next Sunday.
- Femke Kok briefly set an Olympic record with 1:12.59 before the final pairings, finishing with the silver medal in that time.
- The results left Brittany Bowe, 1000m world record holder, off the podium, finishing fourth in 1:14.55, in what is expected to be her final Olympics.
- Erin Jackson briefly led early in the race, finishing sixth in 1:15.00 among top contenders including Brittany Bowe, the world record holder.
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American speed skaters compete in record-setting night at Milan Cortina Olympics
American speed skaters Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe competed in the 1000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics, with Bowe narrowly missing a podium finish and Jackson securing a top 10 spot.
·Baltimore, United States
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