Lee storms to Olympic glory in men's mass start

South Korean crowd favourite Lee Seung-hoon stormed to Olympic gold in the men's mass start race at the Gangneung Oval on Saturday with a perfectly timed breakaway on the final lap. Lee finished 0.11 seconds ahead of Belgian Bart Swings in the final speed skating race of the Games, with Koen Verweij of the Netherlands winning the bronze medal. Crossing the line, Lee celebrated with his arms raised, basking in the chants of the packed crowd inside the Oval. He took a slow lap of the track, with compatriot Chung Jae-won holding the newly crowned champion's arm aloft. "I felt like crying," Lee said, before breaking into tears in the mixed zone. "It was so overwhelming and I've always dreamed of this moment of crossing the finish line first here at the Pyeongchang Olympics and in the mass start. "I'm so happy that this became real." His victory handed Korea a record 15th medal at their home Winter Olympics, one more than the previous record of 14 the country achieved at the Vancouver Winter Games in 2010. Lee got his tactics spot on in both the final and in his semi-final, which was also held on Saturday. In the earlier race, he broke away to win the second intermediate sprint and...