Speed Skating: Havard Lorentzen Earns a Gold Medal in Men’s 500m
Havard Holmefjord Lorentzen, an athlete from Norway, won a gold medal in men’s 500m speed skating. He finished in 34.41 seconds and set a new Olympic record.
South Korean Cha Min-kyu finished in 34.42 seconds and got a silver medal. Gao Tingyu, a speed skater from China, became a bronze medalist, finishing in 34.65 seconds.
The places from 4 to 10 were divided between:
4 Mika Poutala (Finland)
5 Daichi Yamanaka (Japan)
6 Joji Kato (Japan)
7 Ronald Mulder (Netherlands)
8 Nico Ihle (Germany)
9 Kai Verbij (Netherlands)
10 Jan Smeekens (Netherlands)