Norwegian speed skater sets a new Olympic record

Baku. 19 February. REPORT.AZ/ The Norwegian Havard Lorentzen struck gold in the men’s 500 metres speed skating at the Gangneung Oval on Monday after edging out South Korea’s Cha Min-kyu in a dramatic photo finish.

Report informs, skating after Cha had broken the Olympic record in a blistering lap, the ice-cool Lorentzen went 0.01 seconds faster, zooming around the track in a time of 34.41. 

Chinese Gao Tingyu took the bronze medal. 

Notably, Winter Olympic Games will end on February 25.