Speed skating: Poland claim silver in women's team sprint at Euro Champs

Poland have won the silver medal in the women's team sprint at the 2024 European Speed Skating Championships in the Netherlands.  

Poland's Andżelika Wójcik, Iga Wojtasik and Karolina Bosiek (on the left) collect silver medals after finishing second in the women's team sprint at the 2024 European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on January 5, 2024.

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The Poles claimed the silver at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen on Friday night.

Andżelika Wójcik, Iga Wojtasik and Karolina Bosiek covered the 3,000m distance in 1:28.06mins, finishing 30 seconds behind the winning Dutch team, and 0.77 seconds ahead of third-placed Norway, Eurosport reported. 

𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐍𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐊𝐂𝐄𝐒 polskich łyżwiarek❗🇵🇱

Andżelika Wójcik, Iga Wojtasik i Karolina Bosiek wywalczyły srebrny medal ME w sprincie drużynowym🥈💪

𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐔𝐉𝐄𝐌𝐘 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/ZmeTeaHPSS

— Polsat Sport (@polsatsport) January 5, 2024

The first 2024 European champions are here! 🤩#SpeedSkating pic.twitter.com/69x83dLp4G

— ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) January 5, 2024

Meanwhile, Poland's Marcin Bachanek, Artur Janicki and Szymon Palka came fourth in the men's team pursuit (4,000m), which was won by Norway ahead of Italy and the Netherlands.

Poland's Marek Kania finished sixth in the men's 1,000m event, while Damian Żurek came eighth and Piotr Michalski 10th. 

In the women's 3,000m race, Poland's Magdalena Czyszczoń finished in 7th place.

The 2024 European Speed Skating Championships run until Sunday. 

Source: dziennik.pl, RMF FM, Eurosport, International Skating Union