At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Miho Takagi of Japan secured bronze in the women's 500-meter speed skating event. This marks her ninth career Olympic medal across four Games. Gold went to Femke Kok of the Netherlands.
On February 16, 2026, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Miho Takagi won bronze in the women's 500-meter speed skating event. This is her second medal of the Games, following her victory in the 1,000 meters. Takagi, who earned silver in the same distance at the Beijing Olympics, now has nine Olympic medals in total, including those from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. She is recognized as Japan's most decorated female Olympian, with medals across four Games.
World record holder Femke Kok of the Netherlands claimed gold, marking the country's first Olympic title in the women's 500 meters. Kok had taken silver behind compatriot Jutta Leerdam in the 1,000 meters but swapped positions on the podium for the 500.
Takagi has two more opportunities for medals at these Games.
