Speed skating: Shinhama, Kodaira clinch overall titles at World Cup final

Japan's Tatsuya Shinhama won the men's 500-meter race at the ISU speed skating World Cup final on Sunday to clinch his maiden overall title, while compatriot Nao Kodaira claimed her third overall title and first in three seasons in the women's 500.Shinhama, who also triumphed in the first 500 race on Saturday, captured his third World Cup victory of the season and sixth career win after setting a track record of 34.07 seconds at Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.The 23-year-old became the first Japanese man to win an overall title since 1998 Olympic gold medalist Hiroyasu Shim…READ FULL ARTICLE