The final race of the World Cup in speed skating was held in the Netherlands on the 12th, and Miho Takagi won the women's 1500 meters and won the overall victory in this event.
The final round of the World Cup in speed skating kicked off on the 12th in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, and of the races that took place on the first day, the women's 1500 meters won silver medals in this event of the Beijing Olympics last month for the second time in a row. Takagi who did it participated.
Takagi appeared in the final group and won the Olympic Games in a row in this event of the Beijing Games, and slipped in the same group as Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands, who was the last race of the day.
Takagi speeded up from the beginning and passed 700 meters in the first half at the top of the whole, and in the second half he kept the speed by making the best use of his endurance and finished in 1 minute 53 seconds 32, which is a big difference of about 1 second to the second place. And won the championship.
With this, Takagi won all of the World Cup events he participated in this season and won the overall victory.
Meanwhile, Bust finished in 4th place and ended her competitive life with the support of many spectators.
In addition, Nao Kodaira participated in the women's 500 meters for the first time after the Beijing Olympics, accelerating from the start and finishing 3rd at 37.72 with a slip that did not feel the influence of her right ankle injury in January. I entered.
In the men's 500 meters, Tatsuya Shinhama, the Japanese record holder for this event, won the championship at 34.38 seconds, and Wataru Morishige, who won the bronze medal at this event at the Beijing Olympics, was second at 34.53 seconds.