Speed skating: Japan's Miho Takagi wins 500m silver at World Cup in Calgary

Japan's Miho Takagi took silver in the women's 500-meter race won by South Korea's Kim Min Sun at the speed skating World Cup in Calgary on Friday.Takagi, the silver medalist over the distance at this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, clocked 37.26 seconds to finish 0.30 behind Kim at the Calgary Olympic Oval.Reigning Olympic champion Erin Jackson of the United States was 0.39 off the pace in third."I wasn't able to get the first corner right, which has been my issue, but it felt like a step in the right direction. It was a little better than last time," said Takagi, who won bronze in the 500…READ FULL ARTICLE