MILAN (AP) — Two days after leaving the ice in tears because her Dutch relay team failed to medal, Xandra Velzeboer won the women's 500 meters gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday night — and also broke her own world record in the semifinals.

Short track in Milan continues Wednesday, Feb. 18, with two finals: the men's 500m and the women's 3000m relay. Skaters are scheduled to take the ice at 2:15 p.m. E.T.

The Dutch have traditionally been the dominant force in Olympic speed skating, reflecting a nation built around its waterways, and have now taken a firm grip on short track, the upstart younger branch of the sport.

MILAN (AP) — Xandra Velzeboer was barely done celebrating her Olympic gold medal in the 500 meters when Dutch short track speedskating teammate Jens van ’t Wout won his second gold. She said to herself,

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Dutch speed-skating star Jutta Leerdam was blasted as “arrogant” and a “diva” for flying to the Olympics on a private jet instead of making the trip to Italy alongside her fellow compatriots. Jutta Leerdam,

Steven Dubois has prevented Dutch short track star Jens van ’t Wout from making it three victories out of three at the Milan Cortina Olympics by winning the men’s 500 meters