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SPEEDSKATING WORLD CUP

Winner Wataru Morishige (center) poses with runnerup Tatsuya Shinhama (left) and third-place finisher Jordan Stolz after the men's 500-meter race during a speedskating World Cup event in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Sunday.
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Nov 13, 2023
Wataru Morishige wins third World Cup men's 500
Wataru Morishige won his third career men's speedskating World Cup 500-meter race, with Japanese compatriot Tatsuya Shinhama finishing second.
Tatsuya Shinhama speaks to the media after the men's 500 meters in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Friday.
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Nov 10, 2023
Tatsuya Shinhama leads Japanese men's 500 sweep at World Cup
Shinhama clocked 34.52 seconds to win by 0.17 over Wataru Morishige, with Yuma Murakami rounding out the medals.
Japan Times
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Mar 9, 2020
Speedskaters Tatsuya Shinhama, Nao Kodaira secure overall titles
Tatsuya Shinhama won the men's 500-meter race at the ISU speedskating World Cup final on Sunday to clinch his maiden overall title, while compatriot Nao Kodaira claimed her third overall crown and first in three seasons in the women's 500.
Japan Times
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Dec 15, 2019
Japan wins women's team pursuit at speedskating World Cup in Nagano
Japan's women claimed their first team pursuit victory of the season in front of a home crowd on Sunday, the final day of the ISU World Cup in Nagano.
Japan Times
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Nov 18, 2018
Miho Takagi earns silver ahead of Nao Kodaira in 1,000-meter race
Miho Takagi and Nao Kodaira claimed silver and bronze, respectively, on Sunday in the women's 1,000-meter race won by Austria's Vanessa Herzog at the season-opening event of the ISU speedskating World Cup.
Japan Times
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Dec 10, 2017
Miho Takagi wins women's 1,500 meters at World Cup
Miho Takagi won the women's 1,500-meter race Saturday in the World Cup speed skating event at the Utah Olympic Oval, while compatriot Nao Kodaira stayed unbeaten in the women's 500 meters.
Japan Times
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Nov 11, 2017
Japan women set team pursuit world record at Speedskating World Cup
Japan triumphed in the women's team pursuit event at the Speedskating World Cup on Friday, setting a world record by 0.02 seconds.
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