Short Track-Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer sets women's 500 metres world record
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Short Track Speed Skating - Women's 500m - Semifinals - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 12, 2026. Xandra Velzeboer of Netherlands in action during the Semifinal 1. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
MILAN, Feb 12 : Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer set a short track world record in the women's 500 metres semifinal at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Thursday, breaking her own record.
Velzeboer posted a time of 41.399 seconds, bettering the previous world record she set in Salt Lake City in 2022.
Source: Reuters
