MILAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) – World document holder Femke Kok asserted her dominance within the girls’s 500 metres to win Winter Olympics gold and ship the Netherlands a second pace skating title of the Milano Cortina Video games on Sunday.
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Kok had completed second behind Jutta Leerdam within the 1,000m on Monday however swapped locations together with her compatriot on the rostrum within the 500m.
Miho Takagi, Japan’s most embellished feminine Olympian, received the bronze to take her medal tally to 9 over 4 Video games.
Winner of the final three world championship golds within the 500m, Kok tore via the space in an Olympic document time of 36.49 seconds, ending 0.66 seconds away from Leerdam.
It was the 25-year-old dash specialist’s first Olympic gold medal in her second Video games.
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All eyes had been on the fifteenth and ultimate pairing the place Kok, within the exterior lane, was pitched in opposition to American defending champion Erin Jackson.
Jackson initially gained a slight edge which compelled Kok to chase however the Dutchwoman unleashed a ferocious ultimate surge as a sea of orange-clad supporters within the stands roared her house.
The Dutch now have eight medals in pace skating at Milano Cortina: two golds, 5 silvers and a bronze.
Jackson, who made historical past 4 years in the past as the primary Black girl to win a Winter Olympic gold in a person sport, completed fifth-fastest.
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Milan; modifying by Nick Mulvenney)