Speedskater Miho Takagi reaching new heights despite pandemic restraints
A year without overseas competition amid the coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge for speedskating star Miho Takagi, but has also given her a different perspective on her sport.
Russian speedskating great Viktor Ahn retires due to injuries
Six-time Olympic gold medalist Viktor Ahn on Monday announced his retirement from short-track speedskating, citing several lingering injuries. The South Korean, who switched allegiance to Russia in 2011 and won three gold medals and a bronze at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, said in a letter ...
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. Shinhama, who also triumphed in ...
Miho Takagi, Tatsuya Shinhama capture first sprint world titles
Miho Takagi and compatriot Tatsuya Shinhama both won their maiden world sprint championships on Saturday. Takagi, last year's women's runner-up, finished the two-day sprint competition with 148.870 points at Hamar Olympic Hall, while defending champion Nao Kodaira took second with 150.150. Russia's Olga Fatkulina was ...
Miho Takagi, Tatsuya Shinhama lead chase for world sprint titles
Miho Takagi won two races to lead the women's sprint standings at the ISU World Sprint and Allround Speed Skating Championships on Friday, while countryman Tatsuya Shinhama also positioned himself atop the men's standings. Takagi won the 500 and 1,000 meter races at Hamar Olympic ...
The Japan women's trio, sisters Miho and Nana Takagi and Ayano Sato, won the team pursuit in a world-record time on the opening day of the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships on Friday. The team crossed the finish line at the Utah Olympic ...
Nao Kodaira won the women's 500 meters in a speedskating World Cup meet on Saturday, a day after prevailing in the 1,000 for the first time since November 2018. Kodaira clocked 36.65 seconds at the Olympic Oval for her 27th victory in a World Cup ...
Nao Kodaira claims first 1,000-meter victory since November 2018
Nao Kodaira won the women's 1,000 meters at a speedskating World Cup meet on Friday, claiming her first win in the event since November 2018. The 33-year-old Kodaira clocked 1 minute, 12.65 seconds at the Olympic Oval for her fifth career World Cup victory in ...
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. The country's trio of skaters, sisters Miho and Nana Takagi, and Ayano Sato, crossed the line ...
Nao Kodaira won the women's 500 meters on home soil Friday for her 30th speedskating World Cup gold medal. Kodaira, the reigning Olympic champion, clocked 37.49 seconds at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano for her second victory on the World Cup circuit this season. Russia's Angelina ...
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 ...
Japanese speedskaters set national marks in long track competition
Nao Kodaira, Miho Takagi and Tatsuya Shinhama all set national records on the first day of the ISU long track World Cup speed skating finals on Saturday. Kodaira slashed 0.03 second off her own mark when she clocked 36.47 seconds to win the first women's ...
