Published: 10:52, January 27, 2025
Italian Ghiotto breaks 10,000m world record at ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary
By Xinhua
Italy's Davide Ghiotto celebrates finishing the men's 10,000-meter event at the ISU World Cup speed skating competition in Calgary, Alberta, Jan 25, 2025. (PHOTO / THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP)

OTTAWA - Italian skater Davide Ghiotto broke the world record to win the men's 10,000 meters at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary, Canada on Saturday.

The 31-year-old clocked 12 minutes and 25.69 seconds to crush the previous mark of 12:30.74, which was set by Nils van der Poel of Sweden at the Beijing Winter Games in 2022.

"It's a dream come true," said Ghiotto. "These three years (since Beijing), I worked very hard. It's a fantastic day, but from tomorrow onwards, I'll work more to improve myself for next year."

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Metodej Jilek of the Czech Republic finished second with a personal best time of 12:37.81 and the bronze went to Sander Eitrem from Norway on 12:38.04.

After winning the men's 1,500m race on Friday, American Jordan Stolz continued his momentum as he claimed the title of the men's 1,000m with a tournament record of 1:05.90. Jenning De Boo, Kjeld Nuis and Tim Prins had a 2-3-4 finish for the Netherlands with Chinese Ning Zhongyan coming in fifth.

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"When I went to the line, I figured I would be able to have enough pace in the second lap to be able to stay with his time, or at least beat it, which is what I was able to do," Stolz said.

In the women's 1,500m, Joy Beune of the Netherlands beat Japanese Miho Takagi to clinch the gold in 1:51.72. Takagi settled for the second place ahead of Dutch skater Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong.