Dutch speedskater wins Olympic gold at Beijing 2022

Thomas Krol, 29, claims his 2nd medal at Winter Games

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Thomas Krol from the Netherlands on Friday became an Olympic champion in men's 1,000-meter speedskating at Beijing 2022.

Krol, 29, won the race at National Speed Skating Oval with a time of 1 minute, 7.92 seconds to bag a gold medal.

It is his second medal at the 2022 Winter Games.

Krol previously won a silver in the men's 1,500-meter event on Feb. 8.

Canada's Laurent Dubreuil brought home an Olympic silver, completing the race in the second spot with a time of 1:08:32.

Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen came third to be awarded a bronze medal.

The Norwegian speedskater was 0.56 seconds behind the gold medalist.

The 2022 Winter Games will run through Feb. 20.

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