Miho Takagi was unable to conceal her disappointment at missing out on the women's 1,500-meter speedskating gold medal, but her Dutch coach Johan de Wit said she has every right to be proud of taking silver at the Pyeongchang Games on Monday.
Takagi came to Pyeongchang aiming to replicate her stunning success on the World Cup circuit this season — four wins from four races in the 1,500 — but had to be content with a runner-up finish behind Ireen Wust of the Netherlands.
Wust's time of 1 minute, 54.35 seconds was just 0.20 of a second faster than Takagi, who came into the race having placed fifth in the 3,000 on Saturday. The Netherlands' Marrit Leenstra finished third with a time of 1:55.26.