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Kjeld Nuis Wins 1500m Speedskating Gold Medal at 2018 Winter Olympics

Kjeld Nuis claimed the gold medal in the men's 1,500-metre speedskating event on Tuesday at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Nuis finished with a time of one minute, 44.01 seconds, putting him 0.85 seconds ahead of Netherlands compatriot Patrick Roest.

Local favourite Kim Min Seok took the bronze with a time of 1:44.93.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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