Nao Kodaira insists her silver medal-winning performance in the women's 1,000 meters on Wednesday night has put her in good stead for her next crack at a gold medal in her favored 500-meter sprint at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Kodaira was widely expected to win the 1,000 gold on the back of three wins on the World Cup circuit this season, including a world record-breaking victory in Salt Lake City in December.
But the Netherlands' Jorien ter Mors romped home to win the gold medal in an Olympic record, leaving Kodaira and Miho Takagi to take second and third place at Gangneung Oval.