MILAN (AP) — Two days after leaving the ice in tears because her Dutch relay team failed to medal, Xandra Velzeboer won the women's 500 meters gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday night — and also broke her own world record in the semifinals.

Italy’s Arianna Fontana has won her 12th Olympic medal and third gold at her sixth Winter Games. That extends her record as the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won the gold medal in women's 500-meter short track speed skating in Milan, Italy, on Thursday, after setting a world record in the semifinals.

Speed skater Courtney Sarault earned Canada's seventh medal of the Milano-Cortina Olympics, collecting short track bronze in the women's 500 metres on Thursday.

Team USA's Clayton DeClemente, a rising star from New York, made his short-track speedskating Olympic debut. Here's how he did. (AP Photo)

Short-track speed skating in the Winter Olympics will be full of "chaos and drama," but at this Northern California facility skaters of all ages and skill levels are welcome.