Jorrit Bergsma wins mass start to continue golden Winter Olympics for 40-somethings

Dutch skater claims his first gold since 2014 Jordan Stolz misses out on fourth medal of Games Jorrit Bergsma, the mullet-wearing 40-year-old speed skating legend from the Netherlands, won the men’s mass start on Saturday afternoon for his second medal of the Milano Cortina Games and his first Olympic gold since 2014. Bergsma crossed first in 7:55.50, ahead of Viktor Hald Thorup of Denmark and Andrea Giovannini of Italy, denying American star Jordan Stolz in his bid to become the first man ...

By Bryan Armen Graham at the Milano Speed Skating Arena

Bergsma wins 'sensational' speed skating gold at 40

Forty-year-old Jorrit Bergsma wins gold for the Netherlands in the men's Mass Start Speed Skating, becoming the oldest ever speed skating medalist.