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MIHO TAKAGI

Miho Takagi celebrates during the women's sprint medal ceremony at the ISU World Speedskating All-round & Sprint Championships
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Mar 11, 2024
Sprint queen Miho Takagi pulls out of all-round championship at worlds
"I am frustrated to be leaving midway through, but my body began screaming and I decided I should not keep skating," she wrote on her website.
Miho Takagi, the Beijing Olympics 1,000 gold medalist, totaled 147.545 points after her four race times were converted, which was enough to win her second world sprint championship.
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Mar 9, 2024
Takagi retains lead to grab second world sprint title
Takagi, the Beijing Olympics 1,000 gold medalist, totaled 147.545 points after her four race times were converted to pace the field.
Miho Takagi skates during the women's 1,000-meter sprint at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany, on Thursday.
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Mar 8, 2024
Miho Takagi grabs sprint lead at world championships
Miho Takagi took the lead in the women's sprint standings at the world speed skating championships after placing first in the 1,000 meters and second in the 500 on Thursday.
Miho Takagi competes in the 1,500-meter event at the single distance speedskating championships in Calgary on Sunday.
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Feb 19, 2024
Miho Takagi wins 1,500 at single distance worlds in Canada
Miho Takagi claimed her second gold medal of the world championships by winning the women's 1,500 meters on Sunday.
Japan's Miho Takagi races to her first gold medal in an individual event in the speedskating world championships in Calgary on Saturday.
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Feb 18, 2024
Miho Takagi wins 1,000 for first individual gold at world championships
The Beijing Olympics winner over the distance clocked 1 minute, 12.83 seconds at Calgary's Olympic Oval, finishing 0.44 ahead of Chinese runner-up Han Mei.
Japan's Miho Takagi skates during the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup event in Quebec City on Saturday.
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Feb 3, 2024
Japan's Takagi wins second straight 1,000 meter season title
Takagi had already captured her third straight overall title in the 1,500, and is now focused on the world single distance championships.
Miho Takagi stands on the podium after winning the women's 1,000-meter race at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City on Sunday.
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Jan 22, 2024
Miho Takagi skates to victory in 1,000-meter race to claim another gold
Miho Takagi collected another gold medal at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships on Sunday.
Japan's Miho Takagi competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the Four Continent's championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday.
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Jan 20, 2024
Miho Takagi wins 1,500 gold at Four Continents
The 29-year-old, who won silver over the distance at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, finished comfortably ahead of second-placed Mia Manganello.
Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's 1,000 meters at a World Cup speedskating meet in Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland on Sunday.
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Dec 11, 2023
Takagi wins 1,000 meters at speedskating World Cup in Poland
The Japanese star is on top of the women's 1,000 World Cup table with 228 points, while the second-ranked Goetz has 193.
Japan's Miho Takagi competes in the 1000 meters during a World Cup event in Stavanger, Norway, on Friday.
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Dec 2, 2023
Takagi and Shinhama finish second at World Cup speedskating meet
Women's Beijing Olympics gold medalist Takagi clocked 1 minute, 15.52 seconds, 0.26 behind Dutch winner Jutta Leerdam.
Japan Times
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Mar 6, 2023
Miho Takagi finishes third in 1,500 at world championships
Miho Takagi, the world record holder, could only finish third in the women's 1,500 meters on the final day of the world speedskating championships Sunday.
Japan Times
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Mar 5, 2023
Miho Takagi takes third at speedskating championships as Jutta Leerdam notches title
The runner-up to Takagaki at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, Leerdam finished the season unbeaten over 1,000 meters with a decisive victory.
Japan Times
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Feb 20, 2023
Momoka Horikawa wins mass start; Miho Takagi finishes third in 1,000 meters
Speedskater Momoka Horikawa surprised the field — and herself — by winning the women's mass start at a World Cup meet for the first time in her career on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Dec 30, 2022
Teenager Momoka Horikawa ends Miho Takagi's seven-year reign in 3,000-meter race
Horikawa said she hoped to begin her 'own era of dominance.'
Japan Times
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Dec 19, 2022
Takagi places second in speed skating World Cup 1,000-meter race
Takagi, who earned gold in the distance at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, crossed in 1 minute, 13.19 seconds, 0.66 behind the winner on the final day of the meet in Calgary.
Japan Times
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Dec 18, 2022
Miho Takagi claims third 1,500-meter World Cup win of season
It was Takagi's 16th World Cup win at the distance and her 20th on the circuit.
Japan Times
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Mar 8, 2022
Miho Takagi beaten to world allround title by Schouten
Two weeks after the Beijing Games, where she won four medals including two golds, Takagi was unable to muster her usual pace in the short distance events due to fatigue.
Japan Times
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Feb 22, 2022
Japanese Olympians focus on ending 2022 season on post-Beijing high
For some athletes, the Olympic experience was a dream come true, while for others it was a nightmare on one or more levels, even if there were some valuable lessons to take for safekeeping.
Japan Times
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Feb 20, 2022
Controversial Beijing Olympics reach finish line
Japan had its best-ever showing at a Winter Games with 18 medals in an event that will be remembered for its complicated circumstances as much as its thrilling athletic displays.
Japan Times
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Feb 18, 2022
Miho Takagi praises team after capping grueling Beijing Olympic schedule with gold in 1,000
Takagi won a medal in all but one of the five events she competed in at the Beijing Games.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
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U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
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