Home favourite Kristina Groves kept out German Daniela Anschutz-Thoms to take bronze at the Richmond Olympic oval.

BBC: Martina Sablikova wins 3,000m speed skating gold medal

The Dutchman has not been beaten over 5, 000m since 2007 and was in peerless form at the Richmond Olympic oval.

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The 22-year-old Sablikova maintained an incredibly steady pace, keeping her lap times under 32 seconds until her final trip around the Richmond Olympic Oval.

BBC: Martina Sablikova wins 3,000m speed skating gold medal

The most buzzed-about Olympic remnant is the Richmond Oval, which opened for public use in August and housed the Olympic speed-skating events just over a year ago.

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