Japan's Miho Takagi was unable to keep pace after a decent start and finished fifth in the speed skating women's 3,000 meters at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Saturday.
Aiming for Japan's first medal of the games, Takagi was instead overshadowed by Carlijn Achtereekte, who led a podium sweep by the Netherlands.
"If I am honest, I am disappointed with fifth place as I was going for a medal, but I don't think the way I raced has left me with any regrets," said Takagi, who became the first Japanese to win a 3,000 title on the World Cup circuit in Calgary in December.