Dutch speedskater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong wins the 1,500 for her 1st Olympic gold

MILAN (AP) — Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands won her first Olympic gold, and sixth career medal overall, by finishing first in speedskating’s 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Friday, delighting a large and loud crowd of orange-clad Dutch fans.

Rijpma-de Jong clocked 1 minute, 54.9 seconds, supported raucously by thousands of her closest friends in the stands. They roared when she was introduced before her heat. And again when the video boards showed her ahead of the pace of the previous leader...