![]() She had been tied with cross-country skier Katerina Neumannova. It was the seventh career medal for Sáblíková, making her the most decorated Czech Olympic athlete. Schouten finished 4.67 seconds ahead of silver medalist Isabelle Weidemann of Canada, while the bronze went to Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic. That broke the 20-year-old Olympic mark held by Germany’s Claudia Pechstein. She was even more dominant today in the longest women’s race with a winning time of 6 minutes, 43.51 seconds. Schouten also won the 3,000 on Saturday, setting an Olympic mark on the opening day of speedskating at the Ice Ribbon oval. ![]() Irene Schouten of the Netherlands has completed a speedskating sweep of the women’s distance events at the Beijing Olympics, setting another Olympic record with a victory in the 5,000 meters. Germany has now won 11 luge gold medals in 12 events over the last three Winter Olympics.
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