Dutch female speedskater Jutta Leerdam lived up to the high expectations that were set for her on Monday and captured the gold medal in 1,000-meter speedskating at the Winter Olympics.

Leerdam, the fiancée of boxer Jake Paul, set an Olympic record with a time of 1:12.31. She eclipsed the record that was set by her Dutch teammate Femke Kok just moments before she hit the ice.

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The 27-year-old speedskating star was in tears as she skated around the track, waving to her friends and family in the stands. Paul was in tears as he celebrated with her family. It’s Leerdam’s first Olympic gold medal and second Olympic medal overall.

She came all the way from nearly missing making the Olympic team altogether to call herself a champion.

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Jake Paul of the U.S., center, cries after his fiancé Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women’s 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Kok blazed a trail right before her with a time of 1:12.59. She picked up the silver medal and is expected to be in contention for a gold medal at the 500-meter race later in the Games.

Japan’s Miho Takagi finished in third place with a time of 1:39.59.

American Erin Jackson was sitting in first place before the rest of the pairs began. But her time of 1:15.00 even quickly fell. Her teammate Brittany Bowe finished in fourth just behind Takagi with a time of 1:14.55.

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands in shock after winning the gold medal in the women’s 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Team USA has only two medals so far during the Winter Olympics – both gold.

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Real Oviedo captain Santi Cazorla has taken a swipe at LaLiga after his team’s league game at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday afternoon was postponed just hours before kickoff.

Safety concerns over the pitch at Vallecas Stadium was the reason for LaLiga’s decision.

Oviedo criticised the short notice, with the team and its fans already in Madrid.

The club said in a statement it would consider legal action.

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Former Arsenal midfielder Cazorla expressed his discontent on X: “The reality is that LaLiga is light years away from the Premier League in every sense.”

Cazorla, 41, played six years at Arsenal and won two FA Cups with the North London club.

He rejoined boyhood club Oviedo in August 2023 and helped it gain promotion to LaLiga last season.

Oviedo are at the foot of the standings with just three wins, seven draws and 12 defeats in 22 league games.

South Africa posted a massive 214-run target for Canada after being invited to bat first in the ninth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Monday.

Proteas smashed 47 off the last three overs to pile up 213-4, the highest total so far in this year’s T20 World Cup.

David Miller hit an unbeaten 39 off 23 balls and Tristan Stubbs was not out 34 off 19 as they finished the innings in the Group D encounter with an unbroken stand of 75 in 6.1 overs.

After Canada won the toss and elected to field, Quinton de Kock and captain Aiden Markram got South Africa off to a flying start, putting on an opening stand of 70 in 6.5 overs.

De Kock was first to fall, for 25, bowled by a dipping off-spinner from Dilpreet Bajwa.

Markram sailed on and reached his fifty off 28 balls before falling for 59, caught in the deep after hitting 10 fours and a six.

Left-arm wrist-spinner Anish Patel was the successful bowler and he enjoyed a fine spell, also removing Ryan Rickelton for a brisk 33 off 21 balls and Dewald Brevis for six.

Patel finished with 3-31 off his four overs after reducing South Africa from 125-1 to 138-4 before Miller and Stubbs took over for the side that were runners-up to India in the last edition of the tournament in 2024.