Olympics: Miho Takagi finally gets Beijing gold in women's 1,000

After collecting three silver medals at the Beijing Olympics, Miho Takagi finally snagged a gold when she won the women's 1,000-meter event on Thursday.Fresh off a heartbreaking team pursuit silver, Takagi skated a 1-minute, 13.19-second Olympic record to beat Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands by 0.64. Brittany Bowe of the United States won bronze.Takagi's seventh career Olympic medal gives her four more than any other Japanese athlete. Her second gold equals the most won by any Japanese Winter Olympian."There were so many frustrations right from the start of these Olympics, and I was unable…READ FULL ARTICLE