Team USA skaters Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran finished 16th and 17th, respectively, in the men's 5000m as Sweden's Nils van der Poel won gold.
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In a remarkable finish, Sweden's Nils van der Poel sealed the gold with a last-lap push in the men's 5000m speed skating final -- and he set an Olympic record in the process. Van der Poel trailed the leading time by over two seconds with just three laps remaining in his 12.5-lap run. The 25-year-old made an improbable run to pull past silver-medalist Patrick Roest, of the Netherlands, just as he crossed the finish line.
To make matters even more dramatic, van der Poel was in the final pairing, so he knew he clinched the gold as soon as he completed his run.Nils van der Poel wins the GOLD, giving Sweden its first long track speed skating medal since 1988.
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