Karlan Aharaka. Photo: Reuters
Dutch skater, Karlan Achterste became the Olympic champion on a distance of 3000 meters.
Second and third places were also occupied by representatives of the Netherlands: Irene Wust and Antoinette de Jong respectively.
Earlier this year Achterste became the second at this distance at the European Championships, which was held in Kolomna.
Olympics 2018
Skates
Women
3 000 m
1. Karlan Aharaka (Holland) – 3.59,21
2. Irene Wust (Holland) – 3.59,29
3. Antoinette de Jong (Netherlands) is 4.00,02
4. Martina Sáblíková (Czech Republic) – 4.00,54
5. Miho Takagi (Japan) – 4.01,35
6. Ivan Blondin (Canada) – 4.04,14.
Sport-Express in Ukraine