Ted-Jan Bloemen celebrates his gold medal win at the men’s 10,000m speed skating competition during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics games in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 15, 2018. Reuters/Phil Noble
GANGNEUNG, South Korea—Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloemen produced an inspired display of impeccable technique to claim gold in the men’s 10,000 metres on Thursday in an Olympic record time of 12 minutes and 39.77 seconds.
Defending champion Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands had to settle for silver and Italian Nicola Tumolero took the bronze medal.
