Jutta Leerdam, Erin Jackson live race updates, results in Olympics 1000-meter speed skating at Milan 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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One of the most exciting races at the 2026 Winter Olympics set to take to the track on Monday: It’s the women’s 1000-meter speed skating competition.
U.S. stars Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe will be among the competitors, as will Netherlands superstar Jutta Leerdam, the reigning silver medalist in this event who has 5.1 million Instagram followers and is engaged to Jake Paul.
The racing gets underway at 11:30 a.m. ET, which is 5:30 p.m. local time.
The field will include 30 athletes total, with each heat featuring a pair of racers, adding up to 15 mini-races.
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The heats are generally ordered by time, so the racers going near the end are more likely to skate fast times than those at the start.
At the end of the 15 mini-races, whoever skated the fastest time on the day gets the gold medal, with silver and bronze for second and third.
Below, we’ll keep track of what’s happening so you can follow right along with the fastest times and important moments from the action in one of the most highly anticipated events of these Games.
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Jutta Leerdam, Erin Jackson live updates from 1000 meters
Refresh for latest updates. All times referenced below in ET.
Race updates
– Given that they have to clean off the ice after every few races, it’ll be a while to get to the later stages when Jackson and Leerdam race.
– The Dutch short track star Suzanne Schulting finished in 1:15 to begin the day on the long track. That time could stand up for a while but won’t be likely to medal.
– The first of 15 pairings will begin racing at 11:30 a.m. ET. Jackson doesn’t race until the 11th pairing, and Leerdam is in the 15th and final pairing. Miho Takagi is the reigning gold medalist from Japan, and she races at the end of the slate, too.
Pre-race
– Jake Paul shared pre-race encouragement for his fiancee:
Today is your day baby. You’ve worked your whole life for this. We all love and support you so much 💫⭐️ go get em champ pic.twitter.com/rQ1qBMdepK
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) February 9, 2026
– There are 15 heats. Leerdam races in the 15th and final heat. Jackson is in the 11th, and Bowe is in the 13th. So although the racing starts at 11:30 a.m. ET, it’ll be 20-30 minutes before they get onto the ice.
– Jackson is the reigning gold medalist in the 500 meters at the Olympics. She has never medaled in the 1000 meters at an Olympics or World Championships. She was one of two flag-bearers for the United States at the Opening Ceremonies.
– Bowe is the girlfriend of U.S. women’s hockey legend Hilary Knight. The United States takes the ice only three hours after the speed skating begins, so Knight will likely have to watch from afar.
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