KEARNS, Utah, Feb. 9 — Jochem Uytdehaage of the Netherlands shattered Derek Parra’s brand-new world record by more the 2 seconds to capture the gold medal in the men’s 5,000 meters on Saturday. Uytdehaage’s time was 6 minutes, 14.66 seconds, surpassing Parra’s time of 6:17.98. Parra won the silver.
Parra’s performance was totally unexpected, even on the fast ice of the Utah Olympic Oval. He shattered his previous personal best by more than 15 seconds.