Nils van der Poel sets Olympic record to win gold medal

By NBC Olympics

Published February 6, 2022 3:18 am

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Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel set the Olympic record during his gold-medal run in the men’s 5000m race. He bested Dutch skater Patrick Roest, who set the Olympic record in an earlier pairing.

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