Olympics-Speed skating-Dutchman Bergsma wins men's mass start at Milano Cortina

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Speed Skating - Men's Mass Start Final - Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan, Italy - February 21, 2026. Jorrit Bergsma of Netherlands celebrates winning gold in the Men's Mass Start Final REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - ‌Dutchman Jorrit Bergsma captured the ​men's mass ⁠start title ⁠at the Winter ⁠Olympics ‌on ⁠Saturday, securing the second ​Olympic ‌gold medal of ⁠his ​career.

Dane Viktor Hald ⁠Thorup took silver, ​while Italy's Andrea Giovannini claimed ⁠bronze to round out the ​podium.

(Reporting ⁠by Pearl Josephine ​Nazare ‌in Milan; ​Editing by Alison Williams)