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.
Poland's Vladimir Semirunniy took the silver medal in 12:39.08, while four-time Olympian Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands added a bronze to his medal tally after finishing in 12:40.48.
In the 10,000m event, Bergsma previously won gold at Sochi 2014 and silver at PyeongChang 2018, and finished fourth at Beijing 2022.
Italy's world record holder Davide Ghiotto ranked sixth, 13.29 seconds behind the winner.
