Jorien ter Mors leads Dutch sweep

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    The Dutch are just racing themselves at the Olympic speedskating oval.

    Jorien ter Mors led another Netherlands sweep at Adler Arena, beating favorite Ireen Wust in the women's 1,500 meters Sunday and setting up a shot at becoming the first skater to win medals in both long and short track.

    Competing in an early pairing, Ter Mors turned in a stunning time of 1 minute, 53.51 seconds, an Olympic record and the second-fastest ever at sea level. The only skater to go quicker was Wust at the Dutch Olympic trials in December.

    Wust settled for silver this time in 1:54.09, with the bronze going to Lotte van Beek in 1:54.54.

    If a fourth medal had been available, the Dutch would've snatched it, too.

    Read more http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/...s-jorien-ter-mors-sets-olympic-mark-1500m-win
     

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