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Martina Sablikova defends Olympic speed skating title

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Martina Sablikova defends her Olympic speed skating title with a comfortable victory in the 5,000m event.

Czech Republic skater Martina Sablikova has successfully defended her 5,000m Olympic speed skating title at the Sochi Games.

Gold medalist Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic celebrates on the podium during the flower ceremony for the Speed Skating Women's 5000m on day twelve of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 19, 2014© Getty Images

The 26-year-old, who claimed gold in Vancouver in 2010, recorded a time of 6:51.54 to take first place.

Netherlands athlete Irene Wust, who denied Sablikova gold in the 3,000m event on Sunday, won her seventh Olympic medal by finishing 2.74 seconds behind.

Wust's counterpart Carien Kleibeuker finished 4.23 seconds behind to win the bronze medal.

Russian Federation skater Olga Graf took fourth place with 6:55.77, while Germany's Claudia Pechstein was a further 6.85 seconds behind in fifth.

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Netherlands' Irene Wust poses on the podium after winning the gold medal in the Women's Speed Skating 3000 m Flower Ceremony at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014
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