On February 7, the Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating event, the women's 1500 meters final. Worcester, the "queen of speed skating" from the Netherlands, won the gold medal with a time of 1:53.28, breaking the Winter Olympic record! From 2006 to 2022, Worcester won gold medals at 5 consecutive Winter Olympics!
Worcester cheered and celebrated
After crossing the finish line, the 35-year-old Worcester clenched his fists and raised his arms to celebrate!
After the excitement, Worcester cried. The superstar in the speed skating arena, with his hands covered in his face, cried into tears. In the interview, Worcester was still in tears and could not cry.
For Worcester and the Winter Olympics, a new history was born.
This is the sixth gold medal won in the history of the Winter Olympics. What is even more valuable is that from the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Worcester has had gold medals for 5 consecutive Winter Olympics! She also became the first person in the nearly 100-year history of the Winter Olympics to be born in 1924.
Worcester at the age of 19
In Turin in 2006, at the age of 19, Worcester won the final of the speed skating 3000m; in Vancouver in 2010, Worcester won gold in the 1500m event; at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Worcester won two gold medals in the 3000m and team pursuits; in Pyeongchang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022, Worcester added two more golds in the 1500m event.
All five Winter Olympics have gold medals, and Worcester became the first person in the 100th year of the Winter Olympics. In addition to 6 gold medals, Worcester also has 5 silver medals, 1 bronze medal, a total of 12 Winter Olympic medals, a true legendary superstar!
In an interview with Dutch television station NOS, Worcester burst into tears. "I was so excited, it felt like I was in a dream. I did it when I was 19 and I did it at 35. In addition to his excitement, Worcester wept at the thought of 2 people: his deceased friend, and his fiancée.
"I miss Paulien, my best friend, and I miss her every day. Because of cancer, Pauline died in early 2019. I also miss my girlfriend Letitia de Jong. Worcester said.
Worcester and girlfriend
In 2019, Worcester proposed to his girlfriend Lititia, who agreed. The two established a romantic relationship in 2017, and now they have gone through 5 years together and are about to enter the palace of marriage. After achieving the feat of winning gold medals in five Winter Olympics, it is time for Worcester to complete his life's work.