Ireen Wüst skates into history with sixth gold in five Winter Olympics

Ireen Wüst confirmed her status as the greatest speed skater in Olympic history with her sixth gold medal in the 1,500m. Wüst set an Olympic record of 1:53.28, but had to wait until the final pair to see if Japanese rival Miho Takagi could better her time. Takagi finished 0.44 seconds slower to claim the silver medal, the same outcome as four years ago in PyeongChang. The bronze medal went to Wüst’s team-mate Antoinette de Jong, who partly made up...