ZHANGJIAKOU, China—Ireen Wüst skated her way into sports history Monday night, winning individual gold for a record fifth straight Olympics.
The Netherlands’ Wüst won the 1500m speedskating event with a time of 1:53.28, edging out Japan’s Miho Takagi by 0.44 seconds. Wust’s Dutch teammate Antoinette de Jong placed third with a time of 1:54.82.
The win gave Wüst gold medals in five separate Olympic Games: Beijing, PyeongChang (2018), Sochi (2014), Vancouver (2010) and Torino (2006)….
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