The Dutch were so unstoppable on the speed skating rink in Adler Arena that their short track speed skater can grab a gold in the women's 1,500 meters in Sochi Olympic Winter Games on Sunday.

The Dutch also achieved their third podium sweep in Sochi after their feats in men's 500m and 5,000m and it is the first time that Dutch women have swept the podium in the Olympic Winter Games.

Jorien ter Mors, fourth in 1,500m short track final on Saturday, powered to an Olympic record time of one minute 53.51 seconds to win the gold.

Sochi 3,000m winner and defending champion Ireen Wust had to settle for silver in 1:54.09 and Lotte van Beek took bronze in 1:54.54.

The Netherlands not only filled the podium for the third time but also took fourth place, with Marrit Leenstra posting a time of 1:56.40.

"I'm not used to these kind of situations. In short track you immediately know if you have won. Now I had to wait and it was very nerve-racking," said the 24-year-old Mors, who became the first Dutch woman to compete in two different sports at a single edition of the Olympic Winter Games.

"I never expected to win gold here, but I had a very good race. Technically it was good, I kept pace, I skated in a compact position, it was just about keeping skating. At the finish line I looked up and I was first," she said.

Wust admitted she did compete at her full strength.

"I tried to be satisfied because Jorien was just the best today. My race was 90% and I needed 100% to win the gold," she said after collecting the sixth medal from three Olympics.

"I didn't skate badly but it wasn't very good, either. I was looking too much for a good time, pushing too hard. I didn't really get into a flow," she added.

Now with five gold, five silver and six bronze, the Netherlands set a new Olympic record for most medals for any NOC in any sport in a specific edition of the winter Games. Austria had 14 in alpine skiing in Torino 2006.

The 1,500m, dubbed "king of races", is arguably speed skating's most difficult event because it requires a combination of power and stamina.