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Bart Swings swung into action on the home straight to win the men’s speed skating mass start at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, Belgium’s first-ever individual Winter Games gold and only their second overall. Irene Schouten of the Netherlands also left it late but underlined her speed skating dominance in Beijing by grabbing a third gold in the women’s mass start. The Dutch skater, who also won the 3,000 metres and 5,000m as well as team pursuit bronze in China, just edged Canada’s Ivanie Blondin at the line with Italian Francesca Lollobrigida taking bronze. Powerhouses the Netherlands top t…