Japan's Miho Takagi won her third straight speed skating 1,500-meter event of the season on Sunday, staying unbeaten over the distance after the third stop of the World Cup held in Salt Lake City.Takagi's winning time of 1 minute, 49.99 seconds was just 0.16 second off of her world record time set two years ago at the same high-altitude venue, Utah Olympic Oval. Compatriot Ayano Sato finished second in a personal best 1:51.46."I'm happy to see a mark in the 1:49 range. But the (Beijing) Olympics will be a different competition. I hope to start all over for my next race," Takagi said.Takagi,…READ FULL ARTICLE