MILAN, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Czech Olympic debutant Metodej Jilek claimed the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters speed skating at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Friday, clocking a time of 12 minutes 33.43 seconds.
The 19-year-old, bronze medalist in the distance at the 2025 World Single Distances Championships, had already made his mark at Milan-Cortina just days earlier, securing silver in the 5,000m on Sunday.
