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A truly medal-worthy performance by Miho Takagi (JPN) who won gold medal in women's 1000 m at Beijing Olympics

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Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

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Moments | Beijing 2022 - Gold Medal - Speed Skating - M. Takagi - Podium

A truly medal-worthy performance from Miho Tagaki (JPN)  who also got a new amazing Olympic record.

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Moments | Beijing 2022 - Gold Medal - Speed Skating - M. Takagi - Olympic Record

Enjoy some of the moments Beijing 2022 had to offer

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Music | Beijing 2022 - Gold Medal - Speed Skating Women's 500 m

Watch the greatest Winter Olympic Moments and relive Ireen Wust's gold for the Netherlands, Miho Takagi´s silver for Japan and Marrit Leenstra´s bronze for the Netherlands in the ladies' 1500m speed skating race from PyeongChang 2018.

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Ladies' Speed Skating 1500m | PyeongChang 2018 |Great Winter Olympic Moments

Celebrate the achievements of Japanese athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

PyeongChang 2018 | Olympic Winter games

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Japan - Golden Highlights at PyeongChang 2018

The women's 3000m competition was held at the Gangneung Oval on 10 Feburary 2018.

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Women's 3000m - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The team pursuit finals were held at the Gangneung Oval on 21 Feburary 2018.

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Men's/Women's Team Pursuit Finals - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The women's team pursuit qualification was held at the Gangneung Oval on 19 Feburary 2018.

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Women's Team Pursuit Qualif. - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The Women's 1500m event took place on the 12th February 2018

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Women's 1500m - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Highlights

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Women's Team Pursuit Final - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The women's 1000m competition was held at the Gangneung Oval on 14 Feburary 2018.

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Women's 1000m - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The women's 1500m competition was held at the Gangneung Oval on 12 Feburary 2018.

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Women's 1500m - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The Women's Team Pursuit Finals event took place on the 21st February 2018

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Women's Team Pursuit Finals - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Highlights

The Women's 1000m event took place on the 14th February 2018

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Women's 1000m - Speed Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Highlights

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Go to the start. Ready. Go! The world’s best speed skaters are set to duel once more, with the start of the 2024-25 ISU World Cup Speed Skating heralding in yet another thrilling season of side-by-side action.
Skaters will go head-to-head in both sprint distances - 500m, 1000m, 1500m \-

Jordan Stolz (USA) skates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Jordan Stolz (USA) skates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

2024-25 ISU World Cup Speed Skating: Preview

Sakamoto Kaori put the period on her perfect 2023-24 season by being named Skater of the Year at the annual Japan Skating Federation awards ceremony on Wednesday (24 April).
Sakamoto became the first woman since Peggy Fleming in 1968 to win the World Figure Skating Championships for three consecutive years,

Sakamoto Kaori is Japan's Skater of the Year

Three-time world champion Sakamoto Kaori named Japan's Skater of the Year

The world'​​s best skaters have returned to the ice.
The short track speed skating season opened in Montreal, Canada, with the ISU World Cup on 28 October and moved to Salt Lake City, USA, on 4 November.
The skaters will have their eye on the new Crystal Globe Trophy which

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16: Rianne de Vries of Team Netherlands, Anna Vostrikova of Team ROC, Yuting Zhang of Team China, Xandra Velzeboer of Team Netherlands and Courtney Sarault of Team Canada skate during the Women's 1500m Semifinals on day twelve of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 16, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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The most decorated female Japanese Olympian of all-time is carrying on.
At least for now, anyway.
“I felt like I wanted to keep skating and as long as I feel that way, I will”, said speed skater Takagi Miho on Tuesday (5 April), a Beijing 2022 gold and triple silver

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Gold medallist Miho Takagi of Team Japan poses during the Women's 1000m flower ceremony on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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7-time Olympic medallist Takagi Miho not hanging up her skates just yet

Beijing 2022 heroes Irene Schouten and Nils van der Poel took home the Allround trophies as the World Speed Skating Championships Hamar 2022 drew to a close on Sunday (6 March).
After her three golds in Beijing, Dutch star Schouten needed a strong showing in the closing 5000m to secure

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 22: Olympic medalist Irene Schouten visits the Hall of Knights at Noordeinde Palace on February 22, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. The Dutch athletes won 17 medals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)

Olympic medalist Irene Schouten visits the Hall of Knights at Noordeinde Palace

Irene Schouten and Nils van der Poel claim world Allround titles

The sprint action at the World Speed Skating Championships Hamar 2022 was completed on Saturday (5 March) with the Netherlands taking the women's team sprint before hosts Norway claimed the men's version.
The Dutch team comprising Jutta Leerdam, who won the women's sprint title on Friday, 500m specialist Femke Kok

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18: Bronze Medallist Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen of Team Norway celebrates during the Men's 1000m flower ceremony on day fourteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen at Beijing 2022 after winning bronze in the men's 1000m

Lorentzen anchors Norway to team sprint world title as Dutch take women's event

Kodaira Nao left Beijing 2022 empty-handed, but told us that's "part of the game."
Not only was she the first Team Japan athlete to stand on an Olympic speed skating individual podium, but at 31 years and 268 days old, Kodaira was the oldest Japanese athlete to win an Olympic

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Nao Kodaira of Team Japan skates during the Women's 1000m on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Beijing 2022: Top things to know about Kodaira Nao, Team Japan speed skater

Japan's Takagi Miho set an astonishing time of 1:13.19 to win the women's Olympic speed skating 1000m title and break the Olympic record.
The 27-year-old had won three silver medals at Beijing 2022 before the 1000m final, with second-place finishes in the 1500m, 500m and team pursuit.
However, in a

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Miho Takagi of Team Japan celebrates after skating to set a new Olympic record time of 1:13.19 during the Women's 1000m on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Miho Takagi is the first Japanese Olympic champion in the 1000m

Medals update: Takagi Miho breaks Olympic record en route to women's speed skating 1000m gold

Japan speed skating star Takagi Miho knows all about pressure, having made her Olympic Winter Games debut as a 15-year-old at Vancouver 2010.
So when sister Takagi Nana fell on the last bend before the finish line in the Beijing 2022 women’s team pursuit final, handing Canada a certain gold

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 13: Miho Takagi of Team Japan reacts after skating during the Women's 500m on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 13, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Japan's speed skating star Takagi Miho at Beijing 2022

Japan speed skating star Takagi Miho continues remarkable career at Beijing 2022

The United States’ Erin Jackson stormed to the women’s 500m gold and into the history books in Beijing 2022 becoming the first black female to win an Olympic speed skating title on Sunday (13 February).
The 29-year-old Jackson was the second last pair to chase down the leading time set

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 13: Erin Jackson of Team United States celebrates after winning the Gold medal during the Women's 500m on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval on February 13, 2022 in Beijing, China.

The U.S. speedster makes history as the first black female speedskater to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics

Medals update: Erin Jackson wins women’s 500m gold in Beijing 2022 speed skating

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Don't miss our summary of day 3's speed skating women's 1500 m events at the Olympics where I. Wust (NED) won gold, M. Takagi (JPN) won silver, and A. De Jong (NED) completed the podium with bronze medal

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Speed Skating - Women's 1500 m - Day 03

Don't miss our summary of day 9's women's 500 m speed skating events at the Olympics where E. Jackson (USA) won gold, M. Tagaki (JPN) won silver, and A. Golikova (ROC) who completed the podium

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Speed Skating - Women's 500 m - Day 09

Don't miss our summary of day 13's women's 1000 m speed skating final at the Olympics where M. Takagi (JPN) claimed the gold, J. Leerdam (NED) the silver and B. Bowe (USA) completed the podium

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Speed Skating - Women's 1000 m - Day 13

This event took place on 18/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for: Nordic Combined - Team Large Hill/4x5km Relay, Figure Skating - Women´s Single Skating, Freestyle Skiing - Men's Ski Cross, Speed Skating - Women's 1000m and Freestyle Skiing - Women's Freeski Halfpipe

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18/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 17/02/2022 at the National Speed Skating Oval. A new Olympic Record was achieved by gold medalist Miho Takagi (JPN) with 1:13.19, Jutta Leerdam (NED) claimed the Silver while Brittany Bowe (USA) completed the podium

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Women's 1000m - Speed Skating | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 14/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for Speed Skating - Women's 500m, Biathlon - Men's 10km Sprint, Short Track Speed Skating - Women's 3000m Relay, Biathlon - Men's 12.5km Pursuit, Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 500m, Biathlon - Women's 10km Pursuit and Figure Skating - Ice Dance

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14/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 13/02/2022 at the National Speed Skating Oval. In the Men´s Team Pursuit, Norway and Netherlands advanced to semifinal 1, while in the semifinal 2 we will see USA vs ROC team. Erin Jackson (USA) claimed the Gold, Takagi Miho (JPN) Silver and Angelina Golikova (ROC) completed the Women´s 500m podium

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Men's Team Pursuit QFs & Women's 500m - Speed Skating | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 08/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for Ski Jumping Mixed Team, Short Track Speed Skating Men’s 1000m, Ski Jumping Men’s Normal Hill Individual, Short Track Speed Skating Women’s 500m, Biathlon Women’s 15km Individual, Freestyle skiing Women’s Freeski Big Air, Snowboard Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom, Speed Skating Women’s 1500m, Snowboard Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom.

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08/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 07/02/2022 at the National Speed Skating Oval. Ireen Wust (NED) defended her title in the 1500m setting an olympic record of 1:53.28. Takagi Miho (JPN) claimed Silver with a time of 1:53.72, followed by Antoinette de Jong (NED) who came third with 1:54.82 and took a Bronze medal.

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