Jan 24 (Reuters) - Norwegian Sander ‌Eitrem shattered the men's 5,000 metres world record at the ‌Speed Skating World Cup in Inzell, Germany, on Saturday, ‌winning the event in five minutes 58.52 seconds and becoming the first to skate the distance in under six minutes.

The previous record of 6:00.23 was set in ‍November by Frenchman Timothy Loubineaud in Salt ‍Lake City and Eitrem, ‌who finished third in the long distances overall standings, has hit peak ‍form ​in perfect time for next month's Winter Olympics.