Some athletes measure their Olympics duration in seconds. Others, like Brittany Bowe, measure in decades. Bowe took her final laps as an Olympic speed skater on Friday afternoon in Milan. She received an ovation from the heavily pro-Netherlands crowd at the speed-skating arena,

King William, Máxima and the Crown Princess wear patriotic looks to cheer on Dutch competitors at the Winter Olympics 2026.

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,

Rijpma-de Jong won gold with a time of 1:54.09, Norway’s Ragne Wiklund took silver, and Canada’s Valerie Maltais claimed bronze. Bowe would go on to finish fourth overall, missing out on the podium by 0.30 seconds. It’s the third fourth-place finish for Bowe at these Games.