Short Track Speed Skaters Take Gold in Relay at Olympic Tournament

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The Dutch short track speed skaters finished the Olympic tournament with gold in the relay.

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The men's relay team did it: they won gold. Melle van 't Wout, Jens van 't Wout, Teun Boer, Friso Emons, and Itzhak de Laat were the very best in this Olympic event. The five of them spoke to our reporter in the mixed zone and also interviewed each other.

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In the final, Friso Emons, Jens van 't Wout, Melle van 't Wout, and Teun Broer defeated the other three countries. It was a thrilling race down to the last seconds. The men skated hard from the last five laps onward. In the final two laps, the Netherlands took the lead, building a lead that their opponents, Italy, Canada, and South Korea, couldn't overtake. This is the first Olympic Games and the first gold medal for the Tilburg native. Emons wa…

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Friso Emons won gold at the Winter Olympics on Friday evening. The 27-year-old short track speed skater from Tilburg, along with Teun Boer and brothers Jens and Melle van 't Wout, was the strongest in the relay. Emons' Olympic debut last Saturday was disastrous. The Tilburg native finished second in the 1500-meter quarterfinals but was disqualified by the judges afterward. Emons collided with a Ukrainian on a bend, who fell, taking Italian Pietr…