Braut Saman Shatters Olympic Record with Gold Win

It was packed in the skating hall when the women’s 1000 meter final got underway in Milan on Monday evening. Among the biggest favorites was the media profile Jutta Leerdam in the last heat.

– There are two dream races. She who has put the greatest pressure on herself gets to see her teammate set an Olympic record and manage to live up to it, says NRK’s ​​skating expert.

– It will be a spectacular theatre, something that cannot be ordered in advance. The perfect thousand meter drama.

Two Olympic records

World Cup manager Femke Kok was first in action.

– It goes really fast, it’s phenomenal, it comes from commentator Hans Solbakken.

Kok set the standard with 1.12.59 and a new Olympic record.

– I didn’t think it would be possible after Kok’s run, says skating expert Even Wetten.

Water when it matters most

In the last heat, it was Jutta Leerdam against reigning Olympic champion Miho Takagi.

From the start it looked promising. And the whole arena made a good noise as Leerdam approached the goal.

1.12.31 at Jutta Leerdam, gold and a new Olympic record.

– Absolutely incredible to be able to respond to the volley of power that Femke Kok showed, says NRK expert Even Wetten.

Femke Kok took second place while Takagi was third.

Out in tears

There were many emotions after the race and the runner burst into tears.

– She has built a certain amount of pressure on herself, it is conceivable that the plug is now out, says Wetten.

– It probably means more than 5.2 million followers on Instagram, that jubilation right here and now.

In the audience sat boyfriend and internet star Jake Paul. He was also clearly upset after the race.

Great drop height

Leerdam took silver in the distance from the Olympics in Beijing in 2022.

The Dutch star had already managed to get the spotlight on her during the championship before the race, when she refused to speak to the media from her home country.

– The style is in place, she is going out to make Olympic content, announced NRK’s ​​ice skating expert during the warm-up, Even Wetten.

With over 5 million followers on Instagram, 2 million on Tiktok and a boyfriend named Jake Paul.

– The biggest phenomenon in skating, when you think about all factors.

– She has made herself unavailable to the media, flew in a private plane. Do everything they can to get as much attention as possible. and talk about the fact that it is this gold that she will take.

There was a battle between the USA, Japan and the Netherlands. Brittany Bowe in her last Olympics for the USA, reigning Olympic champion Miho Takagi, world cup manager Femke Kok and Jutta Leerdam.