Miho Takagi clinched her first gold of the season when she cruised to victory in the 1,500 meters on the third stop of the ISU World Cup circuit on Saturday in Poland.
Takagi, the silver medalist in the women's 1,500 at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February, crossed the finish line at Arena Lodowa in 1 minute, 57.32 seconds with Olympic champion Ireen Wust of the Netherlands coming home 0.89 seconds later for silver. Brittany Bowe of the United States was third.
"I aimed for maximum glide this time and achieved that. It was a fruitful experience," Takagi said.