Olympics-Speed skating-Dutchwoman Rijpma-de Jong wins 1,500m gold

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Speed Skating - Women's 1500m - Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan, Italy - February 20, 2026. Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Women's 1500m. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

MILAN, ⁠Feb 20 (Reuters) - ‌Dutchwoman Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong won the women's ​1,500 metres ⁠at the ⁠Milano Cortina Games ⁠on Friday, ‌securing the ⁠first Olympic gold of ​her ‌career and her ⁠nation's ​third speed skating title ⁠of these Games.

Norway's ​Ragne Wiklund took silver, while Canada's ⁠Valerie Maltais claimed bronze to round out ​the ⁠podium.

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