Cornelius Kersten wins Great Britain’s first speed skating distance World Championships medal

Cornelius Kersten won Great Britain’s first-ever medal in the speed skating distance World Championships with bronze in the men’s 1000m.

Kersten went from 12th after the first lap to third on the final lap, while USA’s Jordan Stolz finished first with a time of 1:07.11.

The youngest-ever single-distance world champion capped a great week with another gold in Heerenveen, edging out stiff competition from Dutch skater Thomas Krol.

There was Dutch domination in the women’s 1000m though, with the Netherlands claiming a podium one-two.

Jutta Leerdam finished first with a time of 1:13.03 followed by her compatriot Antoinette de Jong, while Japan’s Miho Takagi finished third.

Bart Swings came out on top in the men’s mass start. The Belgian star finished in 7:30.99 to hold off the challenge of Dutch skater Bart Hoolwerf.

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Hoolwerf recorded a time of 7:31.05 to finish ahead of Italy’s Andrea Giovannini, who recorded a time of 7:31.09.

And there was another gold for the Netherlands in the women’s mass start, as Marijke Groenewoud beat Ivanie Blondin and Irene Schouten to the title.