Japan's Miho Takagi took the midway lead in the women's allround competition at the speed skating world championships on Saturday, winning the 500 meters and finishing fifth in the 3,000.The 1,000-meter Beijing Olympic gold medalist last month, Takagi was clocked at 38.31 seconds in the 500 and 4:02.73 in the 3,000, giving her 78.765 points. The Netherlands' Irene Schouten was second with 78.906, after winning the 3,000 and coming seventh in the 500.Takagi's fellow Olympic team pursuit silver medalists also took part. Her older sister Nana was fourth, while Ayano Sato sat sixth ahead of Sun…READ FULL ARTICLE
