Ireen Wüst is truly in a class of her own—not just in speedskating, but in Olympic history.
With her win in the 1,500 meters Monday, Wüst became the first athlete to earn individual gold medals in five different Olympics, breaking a tie with Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis and Al Oerter.
“This is just amazing,” Wust told Reuters. “There's a lot of different emotions going through my mind right now. I mean, it's just bizarre that I was able to pull it off once again.