The Olympics are only three days old and already history is being made. Ireen Wust, already one of the best speed skaters in the pantheon of the sport, set another standard Monday. The 35-year old ...

Heading into the Olympic Games, a lot of focus was paid to gay rights with Russia's much-discussed laws prohibiting gay propoganda, but a couple of days into the Games and things have been all quiet ...

Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust became the first openly gay athlete to win a medal at the Sochi Games, taking gold in the 3,000 meters on Sunday. But if you expected Wust to use her podium as a platform ...

It had been done in the summer, by legends such as Michael Phelps and Carl Lewis. It had been done in the pool and on the track. But never on ice. And never in the winter. Until now. Ireen Wust, the ...

The line on the scoreboard told Ireen Wust all she needed to know, even while the last two skaters were still on the track. The Dutch skater had locked up her second Olympic gold medal. So much for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marrit Leenstra, Lotte van Beek, Jorien ter Mors, and Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrate with the national flag after taking ...

(REUTERS) - Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust, who became the first Olympian to win gold at five different editions of the Winter Games last month, called time on her career in front of a home crowd at a ...

SOCHI, Russia -- Ireen Wust made the Netherlands 2-for-2 at the Olympic speedskating oval. Wust won the women's 3,000 meters Sunday, knocking off defending Olympic champion Martina Sablikova of the ...

SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust was the first openly gay athlete to win a medal at the Sochi Olympic Games, taking gold in the 3,000-meters race Sunday. This wasn't the ...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — Ireen Wust and Koen Verweij of the Netherlands won the women’s and men’s speedskating allround championships Sunday, completing a standout year for the Dutch team. Wust ...