Miho Takagi finished 3rd in the women's 1,000 meters, the final race of the season at the World Cup speed skating, and won her first overall victory in this event.
The final round of the speed skating World Cup season was held in Poland on the 19th, and Takagi, who won the gold medal in this event at the Beijing Olympics last year, appeared in the 9th group in the women's 1000 meters. .
Takagi passed the first 200 meters in the 5th fastest overall time, and after that he showed a tenacious skating that made the most of his inherent endurance, finishing in 3rd place with a time of 1:15.67.
As a result, he maintained the top position in overall points at the World Cup and achieved his first overall victory in this event.
Takagi won the overall victory in the second event following the 1500m, where he reached the top for the third time in two consecutive seasons.
In the men's 1,000 meters, Tatsuya Shinhama finished sixth with a time of 1:09.42, the highest among Japanese runners.
Beijing Olympic representative Ryota Kojima, who climbed to the podium for the first time at the World Cup in the first race of the season, finished 11th in the final race with a time of 1:09.77. Finished the season in 1st place.