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Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands sprints to her first Olympic gold, winning the 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. She clocks in at 1 minute, 54.9 seconds, edging out silver medalist Ragne Wiklund of Norway by just 0.06 seconds. The crowd erupts as Rijpma-de Jong races to victory, adding to her impressive collection of six career speedskating medals. Valerie Maltais of Canada secures bronze, finishing 0.31 behind. Rijpma-de Jong's medal tally now stands at one gold, two silvers, and three bronzes. Notably absent is Dutch star Joy Beune, who failed to qualify for the event despite a dominant World Cup performance. American Brittany Bowe finishes fourth, marking her third fourth-place result at these Games. Bowe, set to retire after these Olympics, recently got engaged to U.S. women's hockey captain Hilary Knight, who won gold on Thursday.
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