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Irene Wust seals speed skating gold for Netherlands

Netherlands athlete Irene Wust wins gold in today's ladies' speed skating 3000m event at the Sochi Games.

Netherlands athlete Irene Wust has won gold in today's ladies' speed skating 3000m event at the Sochi Games.

Netherlands' Irene Wust poses on the podium after winning the gold medal in the Women's Speed Skating 3000 m Flower Ceremony at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014© Getty Images

The 27-year-old, who won two gold medals at the last two Winter Olympics, recorded a time of 4:00.34 to seal first place.

Defending champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic won silver, while Olga Graf won Russia's first medal of the Sochi Winter Games by securing bronze.

The Dutch Olympic team currently occupies second place in the Sochi medal standings, with two golds, a silver and a bronze.

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