Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam breaks olympic record Her fiancée Jake Paul couldn’t control his emotions during his gold medal win on Monday.

He cried with joy.

Paul stood in the stands, his eyes bursting into tears. as riordan Not only did she live up to expectations and win the gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, she also broke the 1,000-meter speed skating record with a time of 1 minute and 12.31.

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Jake Paul of the United States sheds tears of joy for his fiancée Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands, who won the women’s 1,000 meters speed skating event during the third day of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics at the Milan Speed ​​Skating Stadium on February 9, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Henk Jan Dykes/Marcel Ter Bars/DeFodi)

Leerdam broke the previous record set by teammate Femke Kok, who had broken his own record shortly before the Leerdam race.

The 27-year-old skater was in tears after watching her final performance, while Paul was doing the same in the stands, surrounded by her family who also shed tears of joy.

This marks Riordan’s first gold medal at the Olympics and her second overall medal after winning silver. in beijing 2022.

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This event was extra special considering Riordan suffered an unexpected fall at the Dutch Olympic trials, forcing her to withdraw from the competition. There were rumors that her place at Milan Cortina was in doubt, but she was eventually named in the Dutch squad.

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Boxer Jake Paul celebrates in the stands after Dutch team’s fiancée Jutta Leerdam (not pictured) breaks the women’s 1,000-meter speed skating Olympic record and wins the gold medal during the third day of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics at the Milan Speed ​​Skating Stadium in Milan, Italy, on February 9, 2026. (Andreas Lenz/Getty Images)

Cork ran an impressive time of 1 minute 12.59 seconds before Riordan broke the record, ultimately winning the silver medal for the Netherlands. Cork is also expected to compete for gold in the 500m later in the Games.

In the 1,000-meter dash, Japanese player Miho Takagi finished third in 1 minute and 13.95 seconds.

For the American team, Erin Jackson took first place with a time of 1 minute and 15 seconds. However, as skaters continued to advance, she continued to slip down the rankings.

Jackson’s teammate Brittany Bowe just missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in 1:14.55.

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 1,000m speed skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, February 9, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)

Paul, the polarizing boxer, is no stranger to showing emotion. While it was pure joy, he sent out an apparently angry tweet referring to another major sporting event in the United States.

Paul called Super Bowl LX halftime show performer Bad Bunny a “fake citizen” before his performance at Levi’s Stadium in Puerto Rico on Sunday night. Paul takes issue with ‘Bad Bunny’ as the Grammy Award-winning artist speaks out against things like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“Just to clarify: I am not calling anyone a ‘fake citizen’ because they are from Puerto Rico. I live in Puerto Rico and I love Puerto Rico,” Paul said in his latest tweet, clarifying what he wrote Sunday night. “I have used my platform time and time again to support Puerto Rico and will always do so. But if you openly criticize the work of ICE and openly hate the United States, I will speak out about it. Period. That’s why I criticize Hunter Hess.

Jake Paul (center) of the United States cries after his fiancée Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women’s 1,000 meter speed skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Monday, February 9, 2026. (Antonio Kalani/AP Photo)

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“If you benefit from a country and the platform it provides you, but at the same time openly disrespect it, that’s what I call a fake citizen. I agree that love is more powerful than hate. Love America.”

Paul and Leerdam announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post in March 2025.

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