Triple Olympic speed skating champion Schouten to retire

THE HAGUE, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Dutch speed skater Irene Schouten, who won three gold medals at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, on Monday announced an end to her career.

"My top sports career ends, it's over," she told Dutch national broadcaster NOS. "I am ready for a new phase in my life. After 15 years of top sport, I want different things. I don't dream of another Olympics."

The 31-year-old wo