Miho Takagi arrived in South Korea amid much media hype about her chances for gold in women’s speedskating at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
But it was her elder sister Nana who stole the headlines on Saturday night when she won the inaugural women's mass start to become the first Japanese woman to win multiple gold medals in any sport at the Winter Olympics.
With her victory beside Miho and Ayano Sato on Wednesday in the team pursuit, Nana also is the first Japanese athlete to finish a Winter Games with two gold medals since ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki did the same at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.