Semirunny wins second medal for Poland at Winter Olympic Games
Poland's Vladimir Semirunny won the silver medal in the men’s 10,000-metres speed skating event in Milan on Friday, earning the country its second medal of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
The 23-year-old Pole finished second behind Czechia's Metodej Jilek, while Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands took the bronze.
Semirunny's podium finish marks the 25th Winter Olympic medal in history for Polish athletes.
Earlier in the Games, Kacper Tomasiak secured silver in the men's normal hill ski jumping competition - Poland's 11th Olympic medal in that event. (PAP)
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