THE suit worn by Olympics hero Jutta Leerdam has sold for a whopping £170,000.
Jake Paul’s fiancee speed skated her way to Winter Olympic gold in Milan, with iconically that saw her break the Olympic record.
Jake Paul’s fiancee won gold in speed skating at the Winter Olympics.Credit: Getty
Her skate suit sold for £170,000.Credit: Unknown
The winning bid for Leerdam’s skate suit.Credit: Match Worn Shirt
The orange suit, sold by MatchWornShirt, rocketed from £8,500 to £170,000 in a matter of hours – breaking the previous record for the site held by .
Tijmen Zonderwijk, co-founder of MatchWornShirt said: “An amount close to €200,000 for a single item is exceptional.
“Together, all the sports items from these successful Olympic Winter Games have generated a substantial sum, enabling significant support for many Dutch sports clubs.”
The sale smashes the previous record held, with Ronaldo’s match-worn shirt from the vs Hungary game in 2025 selling for just under €63,000 (£55,000).
It comes after – a stunt which supposedly could have earned her $1million.
The Dutch speed skating star got engaged to YouTube star turned boxer in March last year.
He was in attendance when she won gold.
The proceeds from the auctioned items of TeamNL athletes will go to the clubs where they first began their sporting careers as youth members.
At IJsvereniging Pijnacker, where Jutta Leerdam skated as a young girl, there is huge excitement following the record-breaking sale of her skating suit.
Chairman of IJsvereniging Pijnacker, Johan van Dam said: “We are incredibly happy with this and feel a responsibility to carefully consider how we can best use this wonderful amount.
Jacqueline van Winden, board member for youth affairs at the club added: “This contribution is truly of great significance for our club.
“We can now allow even more children to experience the joy of skating.”
Leerdam and Paul announced their engagement last MarchCredit: Social media – Refer to source
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