Miho Takagi ended the 2018-2019 World Cup in style on Sunday, setting a world record on her way to winning the competition's final 1,500-meter race of the season.
Takagi clocked 1 minute, 49.83 seconds to claim the World Cup Final victory on the Utah Olympic Oval ice that is known to have produced some of the season's fastest times due to its high-altitude location.
The 24-year-old became the first woman to go sub-1:50, slashing just over a second from the mark set by American Heather Bergsma in 2015. She claimed her 10th career World Cup victory and eighth over 1,500 meters.