Suzanne Schulting and the Netherlands
Suzanne Schulting, the 24-year-old from the Netherlands, earned four medals in five events at her second Games. No other female short track skater had ever taken home four medals from a single Olympics, while Ahn is the only male to have done so in 2006.
With the mixed team relay added -- the only event she left emptyhanded -- capturing five medals is now possible and perhaps a mark for her to reach in 2026.
One of Schulting's four medals was in the women's 3000m relay, as the Netherlands won its first ever gold in the event. Her teammates were Yara van Kerkhof, Xandra Velzeboer and Selma Poutsma.
"We fought so hard to show the world, and especially the people in the Netherlands, that we are also able to get gold medals in short track," Schulting said.
The Netherlands has historically dominated in long track speed skating, owning the most Olympic medals of any country. Short track success has been a more recent phenomenon, and Schulting is at the forefront of that movement.
She also set the world record in the women's 1000m during her other run to gold.
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