Speed skating: Japan takes silver in men's team pursuit at worlds

Japan finished behind the Netherlands in the men's team pursuit at the ISU world single distances championships on Saturday.The Dutch team crossed the line in 3 minutes, 34.68 seconds to set a new world record at the Utah Olympic Oval, while the Japanese trio of Seitaro Ichinohe, Shane Williamson and Riku Tsuchiya clocked 3:36.41, slashing 0.67 from the national record."We've targeted the world single distances championships this season so we've put everything into it," Williamson said. "It's been a difficult season, but I'm very glad we won a medal."Russia finished in 3:37.24 for bronze.In…READ FULL ARTICLE