When German speed skater Claudia Pechstein debuted at the Winter Olympics in 1992, she won a bronze medal in the 5000m in 7 minutes, 39.80 seconds.
On Sunday, Pechstein won a World Cup 5000m in 6:56.60, a track record in Stavanger, Norway.
Pechstein, now 45 years old, notched her first World Cup victory in three years.
“It’s unbelievable to be on top at my age,” she said, according to the International Skating Union. “Some of the other athletes could be my daughters.”
She extended her record as the oldest skater to win a World Cup race (the second-oldest was barely 38 years old at the time, according to SchaatsStatistieken.