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Jutta Leerdam’s Questionable Makeup Choice For Olympic Gold Medal Skate

The Dutch speed skater and Jake Paul’s fiancée set an Olympic record on her way to her first Olympic gold with her makeup going all over the place afterward.
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Jutta Leerdam of Nederlands takes the podium in the women's 500m during the ISU Speedskating World Cup at Calgary Olympic Oval.
Jutta Leerdam of Nederlands takes the podium in the women's 500m during the ISU Speedskating World Cup at Calgary Olympic Oval. | Sergei Belski-Imagn Images

Jutta Leerdam had the performance of her career as she crushed an Olympic record on her way to a gold medal in the 1000m speed skating event. Afterward, she celebrated with makeup running all down her face.

It obviously didn’t affect the Dutch star from winning as the 27-year-old Leerdam with a time of 1:12.31 edged out Netherlands teammate Femke Kok, who set the Olympic record before Leerdam raced and got silver. Now, the seven-time world champion Leerdam has her gold after getting silver in 2022 in the Beijing Games.

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Her fiancée Jake Paul, the influencer and boxer, was there to root her on and burst into tears after she won in an emotional moment.

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Leerdam shed her own tears of joy — the only problem is all her mascara ran down her face and made a mess.

Leerdam didn’t care in the moment as she proudly posted after, too.

Jutta Leerdam
Jutta Leerdam celebrates winning gold | Jutta Leerdam/Instagram

The question is why would she wear makeup that runs in a sport where every split second matters where she’s sweating and it could run in her eyes? Either way, she looked good where it counted on the scoreboard.

Was this one not waterproof, though?

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She’s cry some more on the podium as well:

She’s obviously raced before wearing it, it just seems like an odd choice.

Leerdam under fire at the Winter Olympics

Besides her triumph moment on Monday, it had been a bit of a rough start with backlash over her antics.

She was under scrutiny during the Milano Cortina Games after her Paul private jet flex, and then skipping the Opening Ceremony where she posted from bed.

She’ll now be remembered for the gold now, and that’s all that matters critics be darned.

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Matt Ryan
MATT RYAN

Matt Ryan is a dedicated sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in digital and linear media. After receiving a Masters in Journalism from USC, he’s worked for Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports Media Group, and Bally Sports, while holding various leadership roles along the way.

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