Ireen wust

For every new wave of teenage phenoms we saw these past two weeks in Beijing, there’s a group of seasoned veterans for whom these Olympics will be the final curtain call of their careers.  Several athletes announced ahead of the Games that they intended for Beijing to be their swan song. Still, others have yet to confirm their post-Olympic...

U.S. speed skater Brittany Bowe captured her first individual medal by taking bronze in the 1000m at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The U.S. hasn’t won a medal in the women’s 1000m since 2002 but Brittany Bowe is trying to change that Thursday morning.

Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst is leaving her mark on the sport of speed skating.

Ireen Wüst won the 1500m in Olympic-record time and in doing so became the first athlete to win individual gold at five Olympics.

Speed skater Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands set an Olympic record in the women’s 1500m final Monday morning en route to winning her sixth gold Olympic medal and 12th Olympic medal overall.  Wüst is now tied with Norwegian cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie for the third-most Olympic medals of any Winter Olympian, male or female. In her fifth Olympic...

Ireen Wüst won gold in women’s 1500m speed skating, while Team USA’s Brittany Bowe placed 10th