Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi won the women's 1,500 meters Saturday, the second day of the World Cup season opener in Stavanger, Norway.Takagi clocked 1 minute, 56.55 seconds for her 14th career World Cup win in the event in which she holds the world record, 0.94 ahead of Norwegian runner-up Ragne Wiklund.Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands was third in 1:58.19.The 28-year-old Takagi, who collected four medals, including the 1,000-meter gold, at the Beijing Olympics earlier this year, added the gold to the bronze medal she earned in the previous day's 500.The 500 race was won by South…READ FULL ARTICLE
