Netherlands win men's speed skating team pursuit

The Netherlands have set a new Olympic record in winning the men's team pursuit speed skating in Sochi.

The Dutch team, consisting of Jan Blockhuijsen, Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij, finished with a time of three minutes and 37.71 seconds to take home the nation's seventh gold of the Games.

The South Korea team of Hyong Jun Joo, Cheol Min Kim and Seung Hoon Lee, took the silver medal after finishing with a time 3:40.85.

Poland took the bronze medal after beating Canada in the third and fourth place playoff.