Dutch speedskating star Jutta Leerdam, fiancée of Jake Paul, picks up silver medal in 500-meter event

Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam, the fiancée of boxer Jake Paul, picked up her 2nd medal successful the 2026 Winter Olympics connected Sunday.

Leerdam won a metallic medal successful the women’s 500-meter. She finished conscionable down chap Dutch compatriot, Femke Kok, who won gold. Kok enactment successful a clip of 36.49, mounting an Olympic record. Leerdam came successful astatine 37.15, which was the apical clip earlier Kok raced.

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Jutta Leerdam reacts aft competing successful the women's 500 meters speedskating contention astatine the Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Japan’s Miho Takagi picked up the bronze with a 37.27 time. American racers failed to marque the podium successful the event. The 2022 Beijing Games golden medalist, Erin Jackson, finished successful 5th with a clip of 37.32.

Paul was successful attendance to ticker Leerdam vie successful the race. He cheered her connected and was stunned arsenic she crossed the enactment the quickest astatine the time.

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Femke Kok, left, celebrates winning a golden medal with metallic medalist Jutta Leerdam astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

It was Leerdam’s archetypal medal successful the event. She finished successful 2nd spot successful the 500-meter successful the World Championships past year, too.

Leerdam took location the golden medal successful the 1,000-meter contention earlier successful the Games. She acceptable an Olympic grounds with a clip of 1:12.31, which eclipsed a clip antecedently acceptable by Kok.

Femke Kok, left, celebrates with Jutta Leerdam successful the women's 500 meters speedskating contention astatine the Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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The Netherlands person a full of 11 medals successful this year’s Games truthful far. There is lone 1 week near successful the Olympics to execute immoderate much medals.

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