Bergsma, 40, Wins Mass Start; Stolz Misses Third Gold

Jorrit Bergsma, 40, won the Olympic men's mass start at the Milan Cortina Games and became the oldest long-track speedskating gold medalist, race reports said.

The victory ended Jordan Stolz's bid for a third long-track gold after he had won two golds and a silver earlier in Milan, the reports said.

Stolz, 21, said he expected others to chase and 'wasn't going to do that,' and coach Bob Corby called Bergsma's performance 'pretty phenomenal,' the articles reported.

Viktor Hald Thorup won silver and Andrea Giovannini took bronze, and the win added to Bergsma's Olympic haul, which totals five medals including a 2014 10,000m gold and a 2014 5,000m bronze, the reports said.

The mass start was the sport's final event at the Milan Cortina Games, and Mia Manganello, 36, took a victory lap after what she called the final race of her career, the reports said.