Czech teenager Jilek outclasses strong field to take 10,000m gold
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MILAN -- Czech teenager Metodej Jilek produced the race of his life to beat a powerful field and seize gold in the 10,000 meters on Friday, delivering the Czech Republic its first speed skating title of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Jilek was joined on the podium by Poland's Vladimir Semirunniy, who claimed silver, while Dutchman Jorrit Bergsma took bronze.