Visser resumes normal service for Dutch

Esmee Visser powered to gold in the women's 5,000 metres speed skating as normal service was resumed for the Netherlands at the Gangneung Oval.

Defending champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic claimed silver in the longest Olympic speed skating distance for women and Natalia Voronina took the bronze medal for the Olympic Athletes from Russia team.

The Dutch have now won six of the seven gold medals on offer in the speed skating events after missing out on gold in the men's 10,000m on Wednesday.

Visser became the second-youngest athlete to win the event at the age of 22, behind only German veteran Claudia Pechstein, who finished eighth in the 12-strong field six days shy of her 46th birthday.