Olympics: Japan moves into women's speed skating team pursuit semis

World record-holding gold medal favorite Japan advanced to the semifinals of the women's team pursuit at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Monday.Miho Takagi, who won individual Olympic silver in the 1,500-meter event and bronze over 1,000 in South Korea, her elder sister Nana Takagi and Ayano Sato clocked 2 minutes 56.09 seconds to place second in the quarterfinals at Gangneung Oval.The Netherlands posted an Olympic record of 2:55.61, while Canada (2:59.02) was third and the United States fourth (2:59.75).Japan will race Canada and the Netherlands skates alongside the U.S. in the semis on We…READ FULL ARTICLE