Speed skating legend Ireen Wust from the Netherlands took gold in the women's 1,500 meter competition at the Winter Olympics Beijing 2022 in Beijing on February 7.

The most decorated Dutch Olympian clocked a winning time of one minute and 53.28 seconds, lowering the previous Olympic record of 1:53.51 set by her compatriot Jorien ter Mors at Sochi 2014.

World record holder Miho Takagi from Japan bagged the silver medal in 1:53.72, while Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands finished third in 1:54.82.