02/18/26 03:05:00
Printable Page
02/18 15:03 CST Steven Dubois wins men's 500-meter short track speedskating
gold. South Korea takes women's relay
Steven Dubois wins men's 500-meter short track speedskating gold. South Korea
takes women's relay
By DANIELLA MATAR
AP Sports Writer
MILAN (AP) --- Steven Dubois prevented Dutch short track speedskating star Jens
van 't Wout from making it three victories out of three at the Milan Cortina
Olympics by winning the men's 500 meters on Wednesday.
And van 't Wout's older brother, Melle van 't Wout, beat him out for silver.
It is Dubois' first individual Olympic gold after helping Canada to the relay
title in Beijing four years ago. He picked up bronze in the 500 then as well as
silver in the 1,500.
On his 26th birthday, Melle van 't Wout earned his first medal by finishing
just ahead of his brother --- who had won both the previous men's individual
events in Milan.
Fontana's record
South Korea recovered to edge out Italy to win the women's 3,000-meter relay on
and earn its first short track speedskating gold at the 2026 Olympics.
The team of Minjeong Choi, Gilli Kimm, Sukhee Shim and Dohee Noh won in a time
of 4 minutes and 4.014 seconds, beating Italy and Canada. Choi was part of the
team that won silver in Beijing four years ago.
It was nevertheless a 14th Olympic medal for Italy's Arianna Fontana at her
sixth Winter Games to beat fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti's record for most Olympic
medals by an Italian athlete --- a mark that has stood since 1960.
Fontana was already the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.
There was disappointment for the Netherlands as one of its skaters fell with 16
laps remaining. South Korea was slowed down by the crash but there was enough
distance left for the team to recover.
___
AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
|
