Article 73QX8 Jorrit Bergsma wins mass start to continue golden Winter Olympics for 40-somethings

Jorrit Bergsma wins mass start to continue golden Winter Olympics for 40-somethings

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Bryan Armen Graham at the Milano Speed Skating Are
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  • Dutch skater claims his first gold since 2014

  • Jordan Stolz misses out on fourth medal of Games

Jorrit Bergsma, the mullet-wearing 40-year-old speed skating legend from the Netherlands, won the men's mass start on Saturday afternoon for his second medal of the Milano Cortina Games and his first Olympic gold since 2014.

Bergsma crossed first in 7:55.50, ahead of Viktor Hald Thorup of Denmark and Andrea Giovannini of Italy, denying American star Jordan Stolz in his bid to become the first man in 32 years to win three long-track speed skating golds at a single Olympics.

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